Parent/Umpire

[Blue37]

In the long post regarding the behavior of parents who are umpires, the following comment and reply were posted, then they were forgotten in the bigger dicsussion. Personally, I have no problems with a parent/umpire discretely advising his child's coach about a missed rule application, and am resurecting the posts with a genuine desire to see how other umpires feel about this issue. The names of the posters were removed in an attempt to keep the discussion from getting personal.

The comment:

Originally Posted by Redacted

What was really bad, Steve, was that he allowed the opposing pitcher tonight to continually pitch from the set without even a hint of a stop or discernable pause. I alerted Matt's coach to it and he went out and asked him why between innings. This mope told my son's coach that he doesn't have to stop or pause as long as he changes direction. I didn't say anything more though.

The Reply:

Originally Posted by Redacted

That's about as unprofessional as any sports official can get.

What's worse? A mope or a backstabber?

Unbelievable.....

Thanks for any feedback you provide.