Pre-Game Conf, Things NOT to say!!

[sargee7]

Originally Posted by UMP25

Oh, I know, and I'm not advocating people ignore FED's instructions regarding this. I just personally think it's stupid. It's not our job to be lawyers, just umpires. I'm still curious to know if any coach has ever said "No" when asked if everyone was legally equipped?

UMP25, you're correct, we are umpires, not lawyers, but, if something should happen to a player or coach because you didn't do something that you had control of, you might need a lawyer.

[UMP25]

Originally posted by sargee7
UMP25, you're correct, we are umpires, not lawyers, but, if something should happen to a player or coach because you didn't do something that you had control of, you might need a lawyer.

But how far do we take it? FED's requirements often, IMHO, go a bit too far.

BTW, how much do you want to bet that we all are, in some way, guilty of not doing everything EXACTLY as we "technically" should?

[PeteBooth]

IMO, Apples / Oranges.

I believe most FED umpires do EXACTLY the way we should regarding Safety issues. Jewelry is a little more difficult to enforce sometimes because you cannot always see it visibly especially in the cooler months where the kids hide it under their sweatshirts.


Also, let's get real here.

Is your team properly equipped

takes all of 15 seconds to ask so what's the BIG deal.

Pete Booth

[johnnyg08]

When a coach comes out to argue...

Umpire to coach:
"You thought that call was bad...you should've seen the call I made yesterday!" typically the discussion is over after that and everybody leaves with a grin...