The Biggest Irritant in your history of umpiring

[chartrusepengui]

Originally Posted by jkumpire

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What's worse, he called me by the wrong name all day long.

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Hey - at least he called you by the wrong name - and if anyone was listening - they'll have no idea it was you! And you can join in all the fun conversations with "fans" and say, "I wonder who that guy was - never seen or heard of him before". Pretty Cool!

Next time he announces or broadcasts a game you're working - buy him a half dozen carmel apples before the game!

[pastordoug]

How about those who cannot keep the scoreboard strikes, balls, and out's correctly?

After being ask 100 times "how many outs" or "is that the correct count blue" I tell the scorekeeper to turn the scoreboard OFF if you cannot keep the right count...

[greymule]

When I lived in NJ, one of the cable TV channels broadcast the (time-delayed) games of the local high school. The kid announcers were far from the plate, but they still did their play-by-play for the benefit of the enormous TV audience. (One motionless camera, somewhere in foul territory down the LF line. Not a lot of slow-mos and replays.)

Every called strike was announced as, "Right down the middle for strike [x]."

Every swinging strikeout was announced as, "Strike 3! Caught him looking!"

Texas-leaguer that fell in front of F7 announced as, "Ruled a ground rule single."

R3 out at home on a ground ball to F3, while BR safe at 1B announced as, "That will be ruled a ground rule single, but no RBI."

A couple of the local high schools used to let a student do basketball play-by-play through the PA system. Bad enough even with a good announcer, but it was intolerable with a total amateur at the mike screaming, "Dat ball got stole by Jimmy Stigetti, and he goes up fuh TWOOOO!!! Nooooo!! He missed it!!"

[Robert E. Harrison]

On every foul ball that goes out of play. There is glass breaking. Gets old quickly.

[jkumpire]

Originally Posted by chartrusepengui

Next time he announces or broadcasts a game you're working - buy him a half dozen carmel apples before the game!

If it happens again I will do that; that is the kind of cold-blooded thinking I like to see in my fellow umpires!

[zm1283]

This doesn't have anything to do with MY umpiring, but I saw it the other day and it really irritated me....

Baseball Video Highlights & Clips | MIL@SD: Gonzalez goes down on strikes, gets ejected - Video | MLB.com: Multimedia

Is that Dick Enberg as the PBP guy? What a douche. He claims that Drake "incited" Gonzalez by putting a finger up. (Which really looked like a final warning before dumping him) I'm pretty sure Gonzalez had already incited the situation by turning around and then pointing at the plate. Then the moron color guy praises Bud Black (head rat) for "mixing it up with the home plate umpire", which really means arguing balls and strikes and getting tossed.

Idiot announcers are my biggest irritant.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by zm1283

This doesn't have anything to do with MY umpiring, but I saw it the other day and it really irritated me....

Baseball Video Highlights & Clips | MIL@SD: Gonzalez goes down on strikes, gets ejected - Video | MLB.com: Multimedia

Is that Dick Enberg as the PBP guy? What a douche. He claims that Drake "incited" Gonzalez by putting a finger up. (Which really looked like a final warning before dumping him) I'm pretty sure Gonzalez had already incited the situation by turning around and then pointing at the plate. Then the moron color guy praises Bud Black (head rat) for "mixing it up with the home plate umpire", which really means arguing balls and strikes and getting tossed.

Idiot announcers are my biggest irritant.

Yes, it's Dick Enberg...OH MY!

Yeah, and on the radio, Ted Leitner (who is a stupid a$$ to start with) said that Drake overreacted to Gonzalez, who only said, "that's not a strike." What a crock of crap. Drake isn't my favorite umpire by a long shot, but nobody throws out a ballplayer for just saying that. Gonzalez obviously said, "YOU......" something or other to get kicked out for the first time in his career.

The moron color guy is Mark Grant, ex MLB rat (pitched for the Padres and the Giants), who is actually a pretty nice guy, and I discuss the broadcasters' lack of rule expertise with him whenever I run in to him (he hangs out at a 7-11 near my house). You can't expect rats (once a rat, always a rat) who are wannabe umpires to think like an umpire. It's their nature to think like rats.

[yawetag]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

Gonzalez obviously said, "YOU......" something or other to get kicked out for the first time in his career.

To me, it looked like Gonzalez first said "That's two you..." I could be wrong, though.

[MSPChris]

Originally Posted by zm1283

Is that Dick Enberg as the PBP guy? What a douche. He claims that Drake "incited" Gonzalez by putting a finger up.

I snipped your comment about idiot announcer, but you using Dick Enberg, douche, and idiot speaks volumes -- about you.

Drake had no business pointing at Gonzalez. Just toss him and be done with it. Umpires hate getting shown up, so why point fingers and show up the players?

Gonzalez clearly got what he deserved, but Drake just makes it worse (and makes himself look bad) by dropping down to the same level as players/managers that want to throw fits.

Drake was brutal behind the plate, and he had probably been hearing about it for the entire game.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by MSPChris

I snipped your comment about idiot announcer, but you using Dick Enberg, douche, and idiot speaks volumes -- about you.

Also, Enberg has an extensive baseball background, having played college ball as well as coaching the San Fernando Valley State baseball team from 1961 to 1965. I would say that, combined with all the major league baseball he has covered with style and flair, makes him one of the best announcers in the business. We San Diegans are very happy that he is the new lead TV play-by-play guy.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by chartrusepengui

Hey - at least he called you by the wrong name - and if anyone was listening - they'll have no idea it was you! And you can join in all the fun conversations with "fans" and say, "I wonder who that guy was - never seen or heard of him before". Pretty Cool!

There's one guy who is really annoying in an area I used to live in (I don't know if he's there anymore). He always used to ask our names -- I'd give him the names of two of the more obscure MLB umpires. He'd always write the names down diligently, too.

A partner once had our 4-man crew announced as Bruce Froemming, Tim McClelland, Joe Brinkman, and Dale Scott.

[David B]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

There's one guy who is really annoying in an area I used to live in (I don't know if he's there anymore). He always used to ask our names -- I'd give him the names of two of the more obscure MLB umpires. He'd always write the names down diligently, too.

A partner once had our 4-man crew announced as Bruce Froemming, Tim McClelland, Joe Brinkman, and Dale Scott.

Now that's funny. I did the same thing one time and put down our assisgnor as the PU. Hilarious to hear it announced.

Thanks
DAVid

[kylejt]

I know a lot of you guys love The Drake, 'cause he had his own website(bad idea), and answered your questions. But he gets in the middle of more @#$%storms than anyone else out there. There must be a reason for this.

[kylejt]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

A partner once had our 4-man crew announced as Bruce Froemming, Tim McClelland, Joe Brinkman, and Dale Scott.

Now that'll be funny to about five people at the game, including the four umpires. Now if you went with Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Jose Feliciano and David Paterson, THEN you'd get a larf or two.

[zm1283]

Originally Posted by MSPChris

I snipped your comment about idiot announcer, but you using Dick Enberg, douche, and idiot speaks volumes -- about you.

Drake had no business pointing at Gonzalez. Just toss him and be done with it. Umpires hate getting shown up, so why point fingers and show up the players?

Gonzalez clearly got what he deserved, but Drake just makes it worse (and makes himself look bad) by dropping down to the same level as players/managers that want to throw fits.

Drake was brutal behind the plate, and he had probably been hearing about it for the entire game.

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

Also, Enberg has an extensive baseball background, having played college ball as well as coaching the San Fernando Valley State baseball team from 1961 to 1965. I would say that, combined with all the major league baseball he has covered with style and flair, makes him one of the best announcers in the business. We San Diegans are very happy that he is the new lead TV play-by-play guy.

Once a rat always a rat I guess. Here's another jem from old Dick: Baseball Video Highlights & Clips | SD@HOU: Mills tossed for arguing balls and strikes - Video | MLB.com: Multimedia