They say the dumbest things.

[Scrapper1]

Originally Posted by RookieDude

It just didn't feel right. Possibly commenting/critiquing teams that I may be officiating later in the tournament.

Interesting!!! This happened just this year to a female official I know. She no longer works HS ball but was at the tournament to watch. The radio guy asked her to hop on for the broadcast. She accepted, but of course she was not going to work later in the tournament.

In your spot, Rook, I agree with your decision.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

Interesting!!! This happened just this year to a female official I know. She no longer works HS ball but was at the tournament to watch. The radio guy asked her to hop on for the broadcast. She accepted, but of course she was not going to work later in the tournament.

In your spot, Rook, I agree with your decision.

Back in Des Moines there are a couple of Major League Baseball umpires who do a radio show in the off season, "Ump's Eye View." Granted, they aren't doing play-by-play, but it wasn't uncommon for them to prognosticate on who they thought would be the better teams. They would also get a few players to come on as guests. My understanding was they had cleared the show through MLB, but I always wondered whether anyone thought there might be a conflict of interest (or appearance of one) with the guys making predictions on how the season would go.