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Old Sat Feb 02, 2008, 01:49pm
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Even nicer plate stance...

I know that some of you baseball-only guys look down on softball, but this clip is "real" softball in the same vein that the WWF is "real" wrestling.

Properly trained softball umpires wouldn't look or act like these guys and would have some notion of the concept of "game management".
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Old Mon Feb 04, 2008, 03:18am
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Even nicer plate stance...

I know that some of you baseball-only guys look down on softball, but this clip is "real" softball in the same vein that the WWF is "real" wrestling.

Properly trained softball umpires wouldn't look or act like these guys and would have some notion of the concept of "game management".
Having officiated 11 sports including all variations of softball, I have found that hardball umpires who look down their noses at softball (or any other) fellow officials do so for one reason only.

Their own lack of self-esteem.

If you have to "lower" another to grant yourself a higher throne, then you have defined yourself not by your positive actions but only by your selfish acts of demeaning others.
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Old Mon Feb 04, 2008, 03:07pm
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If you have to "lower" another to grant yourself a higher throne, then you have defined yourself not by your positive actions but only by your selfish acts of demeaning others.
Tough to argue with that point.

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Old Sat Feb 02, 2008, 05:33pm
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50 seconds: Umpire makes the mistake of lecturing them on proper behavior.

1 minute 25 seconds: They're either yelling at the opposing bench, or at the home plate umpire over a call.

2 minutes 22 seconds: Since when was a team entitled to 2 warnings?

2 minutes 30 seconds: Umpire pointed foul on a fair ball.

2 minutes 36 seconds: Umpire took a couple steps towards an arguing player, welcoming an argument.

2 minutes 40 seconds: Automatic ejection.
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Old Sat Feb 02, 2008, 06:07pm
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There's no point in detailing every mistake that these clowns are making. The fact that they are even on this field is a joke.
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Old Sat Feb 02, 2008, 06:17pm
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50 seconds: Umpire makes the mistake of lecturing them on proper behavior.

1 minute 25 seconds: They're either yelling at the opposing bench, or at the home plate umpire over a call.

2 minutes 22 seconds: Since when was a team entitled to 2 warnings?

2 minutes 30 seconds: Umpire pointed foul on a fair ball.

2 minutes 36 seconds: Umpire took a couple steps towards an arguing player, welcoming an argument.

2 minutes 40 seconds: Automatic ejection.
im really not even sure why you bothered to watch the whole video and critique it
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Old Sat Feb 02, 2008, 10:41pm
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I thought it would be interesting to get some opinions on how this "game" was handled by the "umpires".
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Old Sat Feb 02, 2008, 11:29pm
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I thought it would be interesting to get some opinions on how this "game" was handled by the "umpires".
Try the softball site , we can care less.
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Old Sun Feb 03, 2008, 12:17am
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Try the softball site , we can care less.
I don't know about you, but I coundn't care less.
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Old Sun Feb 03, 2008, 12:34am
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Tonight's WTF video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cF-W1...eature=related

So much for professionalism.

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Old Mon Feb 04, 2008, 08:54am
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I thought it would be interesting to get some opinions on how this "game" was handled by the "umpires".
Then post some video of "real" games handles by "real" umpires.

There's plenty of examples of horse-**** umpiring in horse-**** / beer leagues -- every Tom, Dick and Harry has a video camera and a You Tube account. IMO, we don't need a link to everyone of these examples.
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