Catharsis

[GarthB]

Originally Posted by CoachJM

JJ,

While I would agree that it would have been better had wish7694 not gotten himself ejected, I find your characterization of him as a "Rat" both puerile and prejudicial.

My impression from reading wish's OP is that he conducted himself reasonably and properly until the umpire's improper conduct exhausted his patience. Though I've never met the man (and this is, apparently, his 1st post), I found his description of the facts of the matter credible. I inferred that he was not particularly proud of the fact that he "went ballistic" - but, none of us is perfect.

Just as there are Rat coaches, so, too, are there incompetent, dickhead umpires. In both the former and the latter case, these are the exceptions rather than the rule. In this case, my impression is that wish wasn't and the umpire was.

Of course, I wasn't there, so I could be wrong.

JM

The best that can be said of the most reasonable coaches is that they are lobbyists, have biased viewpoints and cannot be trusted.

The rest are rats.

Remember, if coaches and players didn't lie or cheat, you wouldn't need umpires.