Interesting.......

[jdmara]

What an example for the youth...

-Josh

[johnnyg08]

Man, i dumped three (HC, AC, and F2) in a lower level game earlier this year, got challenged to a fight in the parking lot, and had a "mom" tell the catcher to intentionally miss the ball after dumping F2 and I thought I had a rough one for my journal.

My thought was who's been umpiring this team all season for them to think they could play like that all year. On another note, many, many people heard the parent challenge me to a fight and the tournament staff didn't remove him. I didn't get involved w/ the fans, tried to find a tournament official to dump the guy, but simply continued the game when it appeared that wasn't going to happend.

If anything, it was a good reminder to me why I don't do lower level ball anymore...esp at what they were paying. (Took the games to help a friend out)

[umpjong]

Smartest man there was probably the Princeton coach. Saw the danger and removed his team. He probably had no beef with the umpires, but realized the ignorance of the other teams coaching staff and probable danger they posed to his team.
Unfortunate situation...... Some just dont get it......... Tournament management should have given the team an early exit. They even admitted that they had heard of their reputation!!!!! I guess their entry fee was most important.

[TussAgee11]

Originally Posted by umpjong

Smartest man there was probably the Princeton coach. Saw the danger and removed his team. He probably had no beef with the umpires, but realized the ignorance of the other teams coaching staff and probable danger they posed to his team.
Unfortunate situation...... Some just dont get it......... Tournament management should have given the team an early exit. They even admitted that they had heard of their reputation!!!!! I guess their entry fee was most important.

Bingo... I stopped working weekend tourneys when I realized TDs are only concerned with stroking coaches egos to get into their checkbook. As a result, coaches get away with worse and worse behavior until there is a real blow up like this one.

Only league games for me (or the playoffs associated with them).

[UmpJM]

Well....

It just so happens I had the pleasure of working a game in which the Wichita Hustlers were playing last year at the 15U USSSA International World Series. It was in "bracket play" following pool play. I was U1 on a 3-man crew.

I don't know if this was the same team or not, but it sounds like it. In our game, the aassistant was a big guy, very loud, kind of a jerky personality. Was BRUTAL with his players, berating them loudly and longly for any aspect of their play that was not up to MLB standards. The HC was a scrawny, older guy with kind of a weasely personality. Quite a pair.

The players were certainly "above average" for that age. They also certainly had an abundance of "attitude" for kids that age. The only "problem child" I remember was one pitcher who liked to "act out" on the mound when he didn't get a pitch he wanted. My PU partner shut that down in a hurry.

The assistant got dumped in the 6th inning (PU) for arguing balls and strikes after being warned. After the game (which the dickheads won, btw) the asst. who got dumped AND a fan tried to accost my PU partner as we left the field. Started to get ugly. My partner was ready to deck the idiot fan. My other partner and I made the PU walk away while we "rodeo clowned" the dickheads away.

A memorable experience.

JM

[zm1283]

Wichita is not known for being a bastion of intelligent life.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by johnnyg08

Man, i dumped three (HC, AC, and F2) in a lower level game earlier this year, got challenged to a fight in the parking lot, and had a "mom" tell the catcher to intentionally miss the ball after dumping F2 and I thought I had a rough one for my journal.

My thought was who's been umpiring this team all season for them to think they could play like that all year. On another note, many, many people heard the parent challenge me to a fight and the tournament staff didn't remove him. I didn't get involved w/ the fans, tried to find a tournament official to dump the guy, but simply continued the game when it appeared that wasn't going to happend.

If anything, it was a good reminder to me why I don't do lower level ball anymore...esp at what they were paying. (Took the games to help a friend out)

I had a woman tell me as I was heading for the parking lot after my call "lost the game" for her team (it was the right call, but nobody seemed to think so besides me ) that she "hopes that I drop dead." Over a children's baseball game (a Pinto Memorial Day Tournament Championship game). Unbelievable.

[cheese65]

The sad thing about this coach and team is that they just don't get it. They played in a tournament in Oklahoma and the police had to be called before they ever played a game. Lack of respect, they act just like the head coach. It was amazing that there was no problems on saturday, the head coach was gone. I like the part where the head coach talks about getting homered. I thought that was the excuse when you lose. They won. They beat the host team twice despite the umpires.

The best quote I heard from a great baseball coach was your going to get three calls a game and have three go against you. Adapt life aint fair.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by cheese65

The sad thing about this coach and team is that they just don't get it. They played in a tournament in Oklahoma and the police had to be called before they ever played a game. Lack of respect, they act just like the head coach. It was amazing that there was no problems on saturday, the head coach was gone. I like the part where the head coach talks about getting homered. I thought that was the excuse when you lose. They won. They beat the host team twice despite the umpires.

On top of that, this d*ckhead says he umpires. Yeah, umpire my butt.

[biggravy]

As far as the Kansas State High School Activities Association:

Tim Dryden, ejected coach who claims to umpire; not registered as an umpire in 2009.

Bobby Wilson, the quoted umpire in the story, is registered with the KSHSAA for baseball and is in his third year. Ironically, he lives in (drumroll please...) nope not Wellington, the site of the tournament, but in WICHITA! The home of the whiny *** coach's team! Oh yep, I'm sure they got homered. What a tool.

[waltjp]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

On top of that, this d*ckhead says he umpires. Yeah, umpire my butt.

That's usually the first sign of trouble.

[ozzy6900]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

I had a woman tell me as I was heading for the parking lot after my call "lost the game" for her team (it was the right call, but nobody seemed to think so besides me ) that she "hopes that I drop dead." Over a children's baseball game (a Pinto Memorial Day Tournament Championship game). Unbelievable.

When she said that your call lost them the game, you should have said: "Glad to be of service!"
That would have really pi$$ed her off!

[dash_riprock]

Originally Posted by ozzy6900

When she said that your call lost them the game, you should have said: "Glad to be of service!"
That would have really pi$$ed her off!

How about: "See you next Tuesday!"

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by ozzy6900

When she said that your call lost them the game, you should have said: "Glad to be of service!"
That would have really pi$$ed her off!

She didn't say that my call lost the game, she just glared at me and said in a very hateful tone, "I hope you drop dead!" I was pretty upset after this game, mostly because of what this lady said, but also because my call (according to the angry mob) cost them the game.

[jkumpire]

I would wear that as a badge of honor.