What was he thinking?

[Steven Tyler]

Originally Posted by frozenrope22

Had a close play and questionable call/ruling end a game this weekend. The play is irrelevant but what the umpire did after was inappropriate.

Coach and BU obviously jawed a little with both interjecting "no, you don't know the rule" etc. Coach headed to the dugout and BU umpire left the field via the gate in front of the parents who were yelling over the call. Then BU stopped to explain why our coach didn't know what he was talking about and BU tried to explain the rule to the parents. This only escalated the problem.

I hope his partner who left via the gate on the other side of the field gave him some advice between games.

1) Don't leave field via the losing team side
2) If you field the need to explain yourself to anyone other than the coach...don't.

Why would either umpire exit from different gates? Walk out the same way you came in. Together, as a team. Sounds as if the BU's partner could use some advice as well.

The call could be relevant in this case. I'm sure others would like to know what actually happened.

If the coach thinks I missed a call, that's one thing, but if the coach thinks I blew a rule call, I would keep on walking and not say a word.