Umpiring Moment of the Year

[canadaump6]

What memory from this year's umpiring season sticks in your mind? This is the place to list your best games, most funny moments and most memorable incidents. I'll start off by recalling a game at CDP where the coach called in a site convenor to appeal an unnannounced substitution. While this is totally legal, the team's scorekeeper, complete with a "CDP Grandpa" shirt came onto the field and argued to the convenor that the unannounced substitute hitter should be called out. The kicker was when the coach said "and he's been umpiring for 30 years as well". I thought of you guys at that moment and did my best to keep a straight face.

[Huskerblue]

My favorite moment of the 2007 high school season was being selected to work the plate for the Iowa High School Class 4A Championship game. This was only my 3rd trip to the state tournament and I got to work the dish for the largest class. They play the tournament at Principal Park where the Iowa Cubs play. Beautiful field. At night, the state capital's dome illuminates in the background to create an awesome sight. I am hoping to get back to Des Moines again this summer.

[TussAgee11]

My most memorable is a rules screw up I made. Won't forget that again, I promise you that. And, IMO, it should be my most memorable.

As far as incidents, a coach who I had already ejected once in the year telling my "partner" after a close call at 2nd that went against his team to "watch your partner out there" without any response from the PU other than "ok, coach."

Signing off for 2007, with some humor below

Tuss

[Rcichon]

Is a 16U D5 playoff game I did with my eldest son.
I had the dish, he was BU. Pleasant game in almost all respects except for one mouthy daddy coach.

Bang bang at 1 for the final out of the game. BU called it right.

As we exit, daddy coach was too prolonged in his complaint.

I turned on my heel a mere 2 feet from the exit and toss him. With a look of astonishment, he says, "game's over, what are you gonna do now?"

Me; "I'm gonna go tell your Manager that you're banned from your next two games, which are your last two games of the season."

[MichaelVA2000]

Originally Posted by Rcichon

Is a 16U D5 playoff game I did with my eldest son.
I had the dish, he was BU. Pleasant game in almost all respects except for one mouthy daddy coach.

Bang bang at 1 for the final out of the game. BU called it right.

As we exit, daddy coach was too prolonged in his complaint.

I turned on my heel a mere 2 feet from the exit and toss him. With a look of astonishment, he says, "game's over, what are you gonna do now?"

Me; "I'm gonna go tell your Manager that you're banned from your next two games, which are your last two games of the season."

I my area, an umpire would not be allowed to decide the amount of games a participant is disqualified.

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by MichaelVA2000

I my area, an umpire would not be allowed to decide the amount of games a participant is disqualified.

Maybe that is his league's required suspension for an ejection?

[GarthB]

Originally Posted by MichaelVA2000

I my area, an umpire would not be allowed to decide the amount of games a participant is disqualified.

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Michael
MiLBS, NCAA, ASA, NSA, FED, PONY

As an (ahem) NCAA umpire, no doubt you are aware that there are times when it is the umpire's job to notify a coach or player of his punishment, e.g. when a coach makes physical contact with the umpire, the umpire ejects him and informs him, "That's a suspension."

Perhaps that practice is in place where Rcichon works.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by Rcichon

Is a 16U D5 playoff game I did with my eldest son.
I had the dish, he was BU. Pleasant game in almost all respects except for one mouthy daddy coach.

Bang bang at 1 for the final out of the game. BU called it right.

As we exit, daddy coach was too prolonged in his complaint.

I turned on my heel a mere 2 feet from the exit and toss him. With a look of astonishment, he says, "game's over, what are you gonna do now?"

Me; "I'm gonna go tell your Manager that you're banned from your next two games, which are your last two games of the season."

I am just a bit confused here.

Was this a triple-elimination playoff game? If it was a playoff game, and the team with the ejection lost, wouldn't that be the end of their season? How come they still have two games left? Isn't the regular season already over if it's a playoff game?

And just out of curiosity, how come your son didn't eject the coach since it was his call that was being argued?

Just asking for some clarification. Thanks.

[DG]

I was PU for my second game of the HS season. 1-0, winning pitcher pitched a one hitter with about 10 K's, the other a three hitter with about 8 K's. One hour 15 minutes. Great game.

I also worked a HS game with my son where he tossed a coach. I was PU, close play at 1b, runner was banged, asst coach goes nuts and my son tossed him, instantantly Catcher turns to me and asks "what happened?" I say "I don't know but it he must have said something personal or profane because it sure wasn't prolonged". That was memorable.

[Rcichon]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

I am just a bit confused here.

Was this a triple-elimination playoff game? If it was a playoff game, and the team with the ejection lost, wouldn't that be the end of their season? How come they still have two games left? Isn't the regular season already over if it's a playoff game?

And just out of curiosity, how come your son didn't eject the coach since it was his call that was being argued?

Just asking for some clarification. Thanks.

Regular season playoff. They won this game. If they lose the next, then they still have one more. FYI they won the season without daddy coach.

He was still a little too junior to fully understand what daddy coach was trying to do. I guess you HTBT.

[Tim C]

Most memorable?

Reading the tripe by CanadaUmp!

[PABlue]

That would be doing the bases at a Cal Ripken game where the home team dragged a umpire out the bar,wanted to be able to run on dropped third strikes and didn't understand obstruction when the F6 ran over a runner trying for third.
Or maybe it was the first game of the season where the home team won a one hit game against a state finalist from 2006. Single home run was the only hit the team produced all day.Final 1-0.

[JJ]

Toss up for me -
#1 While in Venezuela for a Team USA tournament, I got to ride a local bus 10 hours over two-lane road in 90 degree temps with no air conditioning and Mario Andretti driving (we went from one tournament city to another), OR

#2 On the same trip I got to ride (with two of the teams) BACK from one city to the other on a HUGE Venezuelan military transport plane. WAY cool!

JJ

[SanDiegoSteve]

My # 1 is waking up this morning to find my Holiday Wishes thread closed because instead of being used to promote a joyous season's greetings, it got used for a petty argument.

[briancurtin]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

My # 1 is waking up this morning to find my Holiday Wishes thread closed because instead of being used to promote a joyous season's greetings, it got used for a petty argument.

any time i think i might be surprised about what a thread contains or the path it goes down, i look up at the address bar and say to myself, "oh yeah, im on official forum, this is standard posting procedure"