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Mike1989, is that the year you were born?
Anyway, I just saw this on the news here. They only showed the part where the umpire was getting in the coach's face, and then the head slap from the coach. They left out the original ejection, which would have been nice to see. At first I thought that the umpire had been at fault by getting in the coach's face, but now after viewing the whole thing, I can no longer take that position. Once the coach was ejected, the only thing he should have done was exit the field. Coming back and touching the umpire was not a good move on his part. Coaches have no business laying their hands on an umpire for any reason, especially grabbing from behind. The coach is lucky he didn't get his butt kicked. I have not to my recollection ever ejected anyone while wearing a mask or helmet. It is just more manly to not hide behind a mask when dealing with managers. The mask isn't there to make an umpire tough, it's there to protect his face from pitched baseballs only. |
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I was under the impression that HSM wearers touted the fact that since the HSM had such better vision and so on, that they were freed of the requirement to take it off as often as mask-wearers do. I know a HSMer certainly would have it off for the plate meeting, but I see HSMers keep it on while making lineup changes, casual chatting with a coach b/w innings, etc, and I see them certainly keep it whilst in a rotation, etc. Traditional mask-ers obviously remove the mask for those events. So, is it 'policy' for HSMers to only remove it when an ejection is imminent? Would this umpire have kept it on for a 'calm' discussion with the coach? |
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If you're going to nitpick, how about the fact that the umpire removed his HSM with his RIGHT hand after getting bashed.....:D
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now that is freakin funny!!!
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During play I pulled the helmet just like a mask as soon as the ball was hit (forward), and removed it during conversations, etc. I never looked at the helmet as being freed from any requirement to remove it, just for better protection. If and when I return to umpiring, it will be with a conventional mask and 6 stitch hat. |
He moved his head back and thrust it forward. Head butt, no doubt about it. I would love to know if the ball was alive or dead when the balk was called. If it was dead the coach should have quietly protested the call.
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If you watch video of other coach/umpire arguments, you will see the same movement of the head accompanying the yelling and the body movements. For example, the old "minor league meltdown video": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDx_6...elated&search= Check out the movement of the coach's head as he yells. If he was wearing a HSM there would be contact. Incidental contact, no doubt about it. And, wisely, so ruled by the authorities in this case. |
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I find it absolutely amazing that some of you think that after you dump a coach, it is okay for the coach to grab you by the shoulders, spin you around so that he may start his verbal tirade.
This is High School baseball, not college or the Major Leagues. Sportsmanship is always supposed to be a major point of emphasis as well as coaches setting the example for their players. I don't condone the umpire's apparent head-butt, intentional or not. But ask yourselves this, would the head-butt, however slight, have occured had the coach not laid his hands on the umpire and physically spun him around? |
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Like my dad used to tell me, two wrongs don't make a right. |
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This video is not representative of what happened here and therefore irrelevant. The umpires in this case are completely composed and the coach has lost his mind, but he didn't head butt anybody. |
My question is, Where in the world is his partner after he dumps the coach?
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If the umpire didn't have a helmet on, there would have been no contact and there would have been no discussion. |
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