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Old Wed Jan 30, 2008, 03:16pm
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Bad Game Management

Thought you guys might get a laugh out of this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uurC8...eature=related
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Old Wed Jan 30, 2008, 03:28pm
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For around here, that 3:19 is utterly uneventful.

Haven't we seen that field before, with some rhubarb over a running lane violation?
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Old Wed Jan 30, 2008, 04:50pm
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yeah, if you click on 'the umpire strikes back' you'll see the same
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Old Sat Feb 02, 2008, 03:41am
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Aren't you supposed to chug a beer after reaching each base in leagues like this?
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Old Sat Feb 02, 2008, 01:44pm
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For around here, that 3:19 is utterly uneventful.
3:19? Once I saw it was adult beer softball, I closed the window. About 0:01
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Old Sat Feb 02, 2008, 03:52am
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Everyone in that video is a loser, and I feel dumber after watching it. (if that's possible).

p.s. nice umpire shorts. Jeez, someone harpoon those two goofs.
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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 Tue Feb 05, 2008, 10:52am
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Thought you guys might get a laugh out of this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uurC8...eature=related
I would never work beer league softball. What you see in this video is as close to umpiring as Perry Mason is to a real lawyer. They are trying to act like umpires in a game where men are trying to act like ball players.

If I were forced to work a game like this I would probably have 6 ejections before the end of the first inning.
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Old Tue Feb 05, 2008, 11:46am
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This is a good example of why I refuse to work men's softball leagues!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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