Are umpire associations to blame

[johnnyg08]

DG...could you provide an example of the verbiage of an "out clause"? I tried to find a way to put it into our league contracts last year, but couldn't think of a professional way to articulate it.

[johnnyg08]

I agree with ozzy's statement as well..more umps need to grow some balls and start dumping people...it's part of game management. They take so much abuse that it piles on to the next guy and the next guy...if they know that all you're going to do is warn...why not keep it up?

[DG]

Originally Posted by johnnyg08

DG...could you provide an example of the verbiage of an "out clause"? I tried to find a way to put it into our league contracts last year, but couldn't think of a professional way to articulate it.

"Gross misconduct by members of the league will be cause to cancel this agreement instantly. The judgement of the assigner on what constitutes gross misconduct is absolute and not subject to appeal, just like umpire judgement calls."

I'm sure there are some lawyers here who can provide some better verbage.