The magic three-word defuser

[Kevin Finnerty]

Round goes to Washburn.

[fine retort]

[SanDiegoSteve]

[QUOTE=jwwashburn;614175]

Originally Posted by yo...blue...

Thank you kind wiseass. I did type that incorrectly. However, I called it correctly.

Originally Posted by Kevin Finnerty

Round goes to Washburn.

[fine retort]

Except for the "kind" and the "wise" parts.

[Kevin Finnerty]

And I can't stand it when you share a story about a really cool play and someone either:

A) Has a more-complex-version-of-that-play story

OR

B) Says something like, "Unless of course [whatever] actually [happened]," followed by something like, "Which I might find a little hard to believe."

[jwwashburn]

Agreed.

[yo...blue...]

Originally Posted by Kevin Finnerty

Round goes to Washburn.

[fine retort]

That's fine, however, when the coach comes out and says, "why is that ball fair?", don't say, "I pointed it fair, and then the catcher grabbed it."

It's not just our job to get it right, we should also say it right. This is how ejections start.

[Rcichon]

Tournament for 12u.
I'm PU with two partners.

U1 make a 'routine' out call at second.
HTM asks for time and gets it from me. He comes out and asks, "if the 'guy at 2 can ask for help', I think the fielder had his foot off the bag".
Me; "I don't think he needs any help with that call Charlie. He was 10 feet from the play".
He; "Well what did you see"?
Me; "The runner down the first base line".
He; "All I'm asking is that you guys get together on it". He turns back to the dugout.

U1 walking towards me at this point. U2 coming over as well. I ask, "You want pizza" after the game?
Both of them stifle laughs and go back.
HTM thanks me for 'conferring' with the others.

Happy Manager, happy Umpires, game ends, pizza (and beer) is consumed. We get paid.

[Kevin Finnerty]

Originally Posted by Rcichon

Happy Manager, happy Umpires, game ends, pizza (and beer) is consumed. We get paid.

Some of us break even buying gear; some of us break even buying pizza and beer ... it's all good.

[Kevin Finnerty]

Originally Posted by yo...blue...

That's fine, however, when the coach comes out and says, "why is that ball fair?", don't say, "I pointed it fair, and then the catcher grabbed it."

It's not just our job to get it right, we should also say it right. This is how ejections start.

Ooooooooohhhhhhhhh, IIIIIII seeeeeee ...

[jwwashburn]

Originally Posted by yo...blue...

That's fine, however, when the coach comes out and says, "why is that ball fair?", don't say, "I pointed it fair, and then the catcher grabbed it."

It's not just our job to get it right, we should also say it right. This is how ejections start.

REALLY? I shouldn't say that? Since I TOLD you what I said in my post, you already know I did not say that.