Bad First Game

[PeteBooth]

You are scheduled for the Front end of a Double Dip. There is another crew assigned the second game.

During the first game, we have one of those games , many close calls and we are human and we KNOW we Kicked one

The game is Over and all you want to do is get the hell out of there, however, you notice only one umpire show up for the second game.

Your partner can't stay because he /she has a prior committment.

Normally, if I'm only assigned one game, I wait around a bit to make sure that BOTH umpires arrive at the game. I don't want to leave my assignor in a bind should one or both not show.

We are also not supposed to hang around after the game either.

So what do you do after a BAD First Game.

1. Just go home. After all it's really not our assignment to begin with or

2. Suck it up and join the party again

This is one area which IMO the "other " Officials (Basketball / Football) have the advantage. They can go to a Locker Room. In baseball we have to look for some "empty space" to get away.

Your thoughts

Pete Booth