Umpires accosted off the field following Midwest Collegiate League Game

[UMP25]

Meanwhile, the league says I can't work in it anymore at all because I'm ineligible to work at one of its venues.

[Toadman15241]

A lawsuit against the manager should seriously be considered. There are now actual damages. Throw in some punitives and it might be worth it.

[UMP25]

No, a lawsuit wouldn't help. My ineligibility has nothing to do with the manager, the league, or even sports. I'm not complaining about the ineligible part. After all, several NCAA conferences, for example, have prohibitions against umpires working a game involving their alma mater. However, that doesn't preclude them from working the rest of the conference.

In this league, though, that doesn't seem to matter. Vern's back in; I'm out.

Funny how these things work, ain't it?

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by GROUPthink

Imagine that. The league sided, in the end, with the rat.

Are we surprised?

Peace

[UMP25]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Are we surprised?

Peace

Well, their attorney did tell me that if he's actually arrested, they'll revisit his status.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by UMP25

Well, their attorney did tell me that if he's actually arrested, they'll revisit his status.

And he still has a job. It does not matter what the league says, why does he still have a job to represent them in anyway? Thank God this is not my problem.

Peace

[UMP25]

Just a reminder to emphasize that the Hasty situation has nothing to do with my ineligibility.

[Publius]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

And what is the benefit of doing these leagues again? Remind me so I can avoid them even more than I do now.

Peace

the money's not bad, and I know a dozen guys who have worked indy ball for 10 years or more with nothing like this ever happening to them.

[UMP25]

BTW, I want to make it clear that I have not here or even privately with any of the MCL umpires urged them to resign en masse, go on strike, or anything like that. What they choose to do is up to them. I did not recommend or suggest anything to them. The last thing I want is for the league to think I'm behind some work action.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Publius

the money's not bad, and I know a dozen guys who have worked indy ball for 10 years or more with nothing like this ever happening to them.

I can do a lot of other things for the money and I know my games are not going to get cancelled. To each his own I guess.

Peace

[Rich]

Originally Posted by UMP25

BTW, I want to make it clear that I have not here or even privately with any of the MCL umpires urged them to resign en masse, go on strike, or anything like that. What they choose to do is up to them. I did not recommend or suggest anything to them. The last thing I want is for the league to think I'm behind some work action.

I had an incident like this a while back. I walked away from the league for four years when they decided to minimize the incident. Last year I decided to go back, but that team is still on my scratch list. One bad apple doesn't spoil the bunch.

[UMP25]

Apparently the MCL doesn't agree with your bad apple assessment, because they don't think I should be permitted to work anywhere in the league if I am ineligible to work one venue.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by UMP25

Apparently the MCL doesn't agree with your bad apple assessment, because they don't think I should be permitted to work anywhere in the league if I am ineligible to work one venue.

I'm guessing that, regardless of what they tell you, they're unhappy because you got the police involved. Or because you made the report quite public here.

Only good umpires get scratched, in my experience (bad umpires simply don't get hired). Screw them - enjoy the rest of your summer.

[UMP25]

Originally Posted by GROUPthink

Or because you made the report quite public here.

Not that there was anything to hide, but how would they have found out unless someone here felt it was necessary to go and contact them or something?


As far as getting the police involved, I was told by my assignor that the commissioner was upset we didn't call the police right away. (My first call was 12 hours later, followed by the formal report filing 4 days after that.)

Oh, I'll remain busy, because I still have a lot of games in one of the other summer collegiate leagues that I happen to assign, along with a couple other similar leagues where the assignors, all friends of mine, are in desperate need of help on some dates.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by UMP25

Not that there was anything to hide, but how would they have found out unless someone here felt it was necessary to go and contact them or something?

Some of our brethren are bigger rats than any rats you'll find in a dugout.