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You know people, it really amazes me how many "know it alls" there are out there! I am willing to bet that most of you who are making statements about how "he said it loud enough to be heard" never umpired anything above HS! Now Tim (BU56), has officiated this level and ceased for the same reasons that I did - constant abuse from "want to bees that never were"! This isn't LL or HS, people, these people let you know in no uncertain terms if you screw up - either in their opinion or for real! Pete & Dash both know what I am talking about here, the games can run smooth or be hell. And if you get under the skin of one of these hot-shot managers, your night can be pure hell.
So comments fly back and forth and as we tell you all on this board, much of this craft is having a thick skin. In my territory, it was not uncommon for the local Police to have backup arrive to escort the umpires to their cars under the bleachers. This particular league became so out of hand that almost a dozen of us walked out in mid-season. That was 1998 and I have not been back since! (I am getting too old for that crap now) Anyway, back to my admonishment of some of you out there. If you think that you can officiate a men's league or NCAA level by the same standards as you would HS kids, you are going to have a very short career with them. They will chew you up and spit out the bones. It's no shame to be on this board and only have officiated youth or HS. Just stop trying to tell us how you would do this and that when you haven't even gotten to that level. Peace
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A league is only as good as how the person/people in charge "back" the umpires and run the league. This includes the punishments handed out for unsportsmanlike conduct/deportment.
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