Would you ever send an idiot partner home in the middle of a game?

[johnnyg08]

I've heard of teams here that have said that "if _______ shows up to umpire we're not playing." (both teams) He has since retired. This guy once answered his cell phone at home plate with no good reason to do so.

[SanDiegoSteve]

I had a guy that wore his shin guards outside of his pants and his hat backwards. He was ready to go when I arrived. I told him that in this association, we wear our guards inside and hat forwards like real umpires are supposed to, and I wasn't going to work with him until he changed. He fixed the problem, and actually wasn't as bad as I thought he would be when I first saw him.

[njdevs00cup]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

I had a guy that wore his shin guards outside of his pants and his hat backwards. He was ready to go when I arrived. I told him that in this association, we wear our guards inside and hat forwards like real umpires are supposed to, and I wasn't going to work with him until he changed. He fixed the problem, and actually wasn't as bad as I thought he would be when I first saw him.

Steve,

Glad to read that you helped this guy out instead of letting the guy make an a$$ out of himself and talking about here. I owe a debt of gratitude to all those who helped me out along the way (although I never wore my shin guards outside and turned my hat backwards). Way to go on the weight loss.

Regards,
Matt

[aschramm]

Originally Posted by johnnyg08

This guy once answered his cell phone at home plate with no good reason to do so.

I had a young partner last year who was checking text messages and either checking his voicemail or making a phone call between innings.

[Kevin Finnerty]

They're addicted to texting. We're going to have a whole generation who are going to have carpal tunnel and curved necks.

I'm addicted to apples, but I never peeled one and ate it on the field before. Where's the discipline in some of these clowns?

And, where is the training, discipline and oversight in the whole process? Even in the big units, they're thrown to the wolves and left essentially unsupervised. It's up to us partners to educate them. I'm in a couple of pretty good units, but when you go to a game from a couple of surrounding units, and the lack of training and supervision is astonishing.

[mbyron]

Kids today. The whole culture's going to hel in a handbasket.

[UMP25]

Originally Posted by mbyron

Kids today. The whole culture's going to hel in a handbasket.

U r so rite!

ttyl

[aschramm]

Originally Posted by aschramm

I had a young partner last year who was checking text messages and either checking his voicemail or making a phone call between innings.

I probably should've clarified that I'm 23 (22 at the time last year), but am pretty sure I was older than him. Even if I wasn't, I still know enough to not even check my phone during games, unless I am checking time for time-limit games.