Umpiring Politics

[JR12]

Originally Posted by Matt

What about unicorns?

Lol!!!

[johnnyg08]

Ejection #1 - I was talking w/ head coach about what he thought was an "offer" on a bunt attempt. From the bench assistant coach yells "you're terrible"...after listening to the head coach who left his position in the dugout to argue balls and strikes after being warned by me to not go to the batter's box to act out the play, he goes to homeplate to act out the play, ejection #2. Then later in the game, a hitter was holding the bat out in front of the plate to attempt a bunt and the pitch was thrown behind him...the young catcher asked me if he offered, I said no...the batter heard the catcher tell me that "I was throwing the game," ejection #3. There were other incidents from F2 in the game which I was no longer going to tolerate the BS from a kid who clearly has no clue about the rule, shaves once every three weeks and wanted me to call a strike on a "bunt attempt" when the pitch was thrown behind the batter. Yes this was a political decision. Had I stood there and taken the $hit from this particular team, I'd still be working the championship.

[LakeErieUmp]

No, Johhny - you wouldn't be "working" the championship. If you surrendered your professionalism and pride you'd simply be present there.

You worked that game, you did what needed to be done. YOU can sleep tonight.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by cc6

What about the one you made but think you shouldn't have made?

That is preposterous. Never have I regretted an ejection I made. Every one was well deserved. I have regretted some that I should have ejected but didn't, but never one that I did make.

[Kevin Finnerty]

Boy, is this ever the truth as I see it.

I seldom eject, so when I do, it's always a no-doubter.

[jicecone]

Whenever you give them enough rope to hang theirselfs, and (it certainly seems as though you did), and they still hang theirself, then there are no regrets.

Stick to your morals and professionalism and if your not backed up by your assignor, then he probably isn't worth working for.

See Ya.

[cc6]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

That is preposterous. Never have I regretted an ejection I made. Every one was well deserved. I have regretted some that I should have ejected but didn't, but never one that I did make.

It sounds like a lot of people regret not making an ejection, but do not have an ejection they regret making. This suggests that you have a long leash, so that you will not have an unnecessary ejection, but this comes at the cost of taking abuse from time to time.

[budjones05]

Does anyone know the automatic word for an ejection?

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by budjones05

Does anyone know the automatic word for an ejection?

What ever you decide it to be.

Peace

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by cc6

It sounds like a lot of people regret not making an ejection, but do not have an ejection they regret making. This suggests that you have a long leash, so that you will not have an unnecessary ejection, but this comes at the cost of taking abuse from time to time.

Did you learn all this in psychology classes? Sounds like excrement and fecal material of a bovine nature to me.

I don't take abuse. Abuse will get you ejected. I will eject when necessary, and when called for. If ejection is not warranted, I don't eject.

I have never lost an argument on the ball field as an umpire. I always get my way, somehow.

[Ump Rube]

Originally Posted by budjones05

Does anyone know the automatic word for an ejection?

Y-O-U. You.

[budjones05]

Originally Posted by Ump Rube

Y-O-U. You.

DING DING DING!!!! We have a winner!

[Kevin Finnerty]

I took a chance ejecting a batter in a Men's 25-U Nationals game while my assignor was on the bases. I would have warned the guy for popping off about a strike call, but he dropped an F-bomb and did it loudly. So I ran him, and my assignor backed me 100 percent on the field and afterward at report time.

But I never gave his being there a second thought when I ran the guy. He knows I have a long leash because I have a short list of ejections, and they all involve loud unsportsmanlike behavior or malicious contact. This might have been one of my softer ones. Especially with the older guys.

But a catcher says something like what he said about you, Johnny ?!? ... He goes as fast as my mask can come off. Any of that personal bias crap from a teenage jerk-off is absolutely intolerable.

[waltjp]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

I'll let you know when the first one of these has happened.

Perhaps on other days I would be slower to eject someone, but the one thing in common with ALL my ejections is if the coach hadn't come out of the dugout and acted like a jackass they wouldn't have happened.

Of course, I have a grad total of one ejection the entire season.

Absolutely agree. I've never had buyer's remorse after dumping a coach or player. I don't look for trouble and when it does appear I make it go away.

[Aging_Arbiter]

Originally Posted by budjones05

Does anyone know the automatic word for an ejection?

Actually, it's at least 2 words. "YOU" followed by an adjective. YOU never know when s coach will come by and say that YOU guys are very consistent. Keep up the good work.

However, back to the politics side that this started under, I have an example for the OP. I was working 11-12 state trny this weekend. As soon as a league from my district qualified for the trny, I called the assignor to make him aware. IN an attempt to help avoid some possible "politics" at the last minute, I wanted him to be aware. Well, his decision was simple. His first response was "so?". THen he went on to ask me if I had any issues with integrity. When I told him that I did not, he said "refer to answer #1". Some leagues (states) are clearly different when it comes to the same game.