Parent/Umpire

[PeteBooth]

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,

Do not know about others but when my kids played I was simply a Dad. I didn't care whether they won or lost. Just wanted them to have fun.

That's the BIG difference between today and "back in the day" When I played there were no coaches/ no umpires and MOST IMPORTANT No parents. We simply played and had fun. Made up our own rules depending upon how may players we had.

In the beginning since most of the parents knew I umpired, would ask me many questions, etc. I would therefore, go by myself somewhere away from everybody and simply watch and enjoy my kids play.

Here's my motto

1. Coaches Coach
2. Players play
3. Umpire umpire and
4. Parents well this could be discussed to the "cows come home" but we should be there to simply support our kids and enjoy the day not get "bent out of shape" over some call.

Bottom Line: For the most part all who have played baseball WILL GET hosed at one time, but on the same token we will also have calls go in our favor. It's a Game and if the worst thing that ever happens to your son or daughter is that they get called out on a poor call is to thank your lucky stars.

Pete Booth