Best Davism ever?

Mark Padgett · #1 (**permalink**) Mon Jan 07, 2002, 03:35pm

Third of five rec league tournament games on Sunday - first of two 8th grade boys games with a partner I've never worked with before. His name is Mitch.

Game starts and immediately we have an "expert" in the first row of the bleachers. Not only is this guy wrong all the time (of course), but he is incredibly loud. He makes the howler monkeys sound like baby lambs.

He is on us for every call, and I mean every call. We come out of a timeout and Mitch is going to administer the inbound play. I notice he moves about 10 feet down from where the spot was supposed to be and is now standing right in front of "Mr. Expert." I figure he is going to do the old "whistle trick", where you blow your whistle right in the guy's ear before handing the ball to the inbounder.

But he doesn't. In fact, from my position, he doesn't appear to do anything. Suddenly, "Mr. Expert" jumps up and starts moving quickly down the sideline. Mitch administers the inbound and we begin play.

At halftime, I asked him what happened. He told me he intented to give the guy the whistle, but "fortunate circumstances" gave him the opportunity to do something much more devastating. Mitch actually passed gas right in the guy's face!

I don't ever remember laughing so hard during a game. BTW - "Mr. Expert" became "Mr. Saynothing" the rest of the game.

Thanks Mitch. You're my hero.

Actually, I guess if it had been a player who had done it, it would have been both intentional and fragrant, er, I mean flagrant.

williebfree · #2 (**permalink**) Mon Jan 07, 2002, 03:49pm

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Originally posted by Mark Padgett
Actually, I guess if it had been a player who had done it, it would have been both intentional and fragrant, er, I mean flagrant.

I think you meant, intentional and Flatulent!

BktBallRef · #3 (**permalink**) Mon Jan 07, 2002, 03:52pm

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Originally posted by Mark Padgett
Third of five rec league tournament games on Sunday - first of two 8th grade boys games with a partner I've never worked with before. His name is Mitch.

Game starts and immediately we have an "expert" in the first row of the bleachers. Not only is this guy wrong all the time (of course), but he is incredibly loud. He makes the howler monkeys sound like baby lambs.

He is on us for every call, and I mean every call. We come out of a timeout and Mitch is going to administer the inbound play. I notice he moves about 10 feet down from where the spot was supposed to be and is now standing right in front of "Mr. Expert." I figure he is going to do the old "whistle trick", where you blow your whistle right in the guy's ear before handing the ball to the inbounder.

At this point in your post, I already knew what was going to happen! Great job. Mitch!!

Dan_ref · #4 (**permalink**) Mon Jan 07, 2002, 04:07pm

I think that stinks!

williebfree · #5 (**permalink**) Mon Jan 07, 2002, 04:24pm

Mitch made a "foul" call without "blowing" his whistle!

Doug · #6 (**permalink**) Mon Jan 07, 2002, 08:26pm

That is pretty good, sounds like something my parnter would do!

daves · #7 (**permalink**) Mon Jan 07, 2002, 09:32pm

Sounds like he pulled that call out of his a*$.

K-low · #8 (**permalink**) Wed Jan 09, 2002, 11:03am

I've been partnered up this year with a younger fellow (about 22 yrs. old) who has 3 full seasons behind him.
Unlucky for him he looks to be about 18 at most. Good ref with great mechanics, but gets picked on sometimes by the more ignorant element of the 'coaching species'. Anyway, this young fellow has developed a quick wit and a sharp tongue as he progressed through the levels. Last week at a boys game for instance we had a coach yelling "call it both ways" everytime my partner passed the bench. Obviously he didn't know my partner, who is an excellent official, but quick with a ticket especially when folks get personal as well as stupid.
Eventually my partner got a little frustrated. Here's what I heard.

COACH: Call it both ways!!!

Partner: What's That coach??

Coach: Call it both ways!!!

Partner: That's too much information coach.

Coach: What???

Partner: I said, that's too much information.

Coach: What you talking about.

Partner: That you go both ways.

Needless to say anyone within earshot was hysterical, and the idiot never said another word.

We may have a Dave-in-Training!

Mark Padgett · #9 (**permalink**) Wed Jan 09, 2002, 11:53am

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Originally posted by K-low
I've been partnered up this year with a younger fellow (about 22 yrs. old) who has 3 full seasons behind him.
Unlucky for him he looks to be about 18 at most. Good ref with great mechanics, but gets picked on sometimes by the more ignorant element of the 'coaching species'. Anyway, this young fellow has developed a quick wit and a sharp tongue as he progressed through the levels. Last week at a boys game for instance we had a coach yelling "call it both ways" everytime my partner passed the bench. Obviously he didn't know my partner, who is an excellent official, but quick with a ticket especially when folks get personal as well as stupid.
Eventually my partner got a little frustrated. Here's what I heard.

COACH: Call it both ways!!!

Partner: What's That coach??

Coach: Call it both ways!!!

Partner: That's too much information coach.

Coach: What???

Partner: I said, that's too much information.

Coach: What you talking about.

Partner: That you go both ways.

Needless to say anyone within earshot was hysterical, and the idiot never said another word.

We may have a Dave-in-Training!

Hey - what if the coach really was an "equal opportunity lover?" He might have thought your partner was indicating he was interested and available.

DANGER, WILL ROBINSON!

rainmaker · #10 (**permalink**) Wed Jan 09, 2002, 11:56am

We will return to this thread after these pre-school comments:

12345678910We now return you to your regularly scheduled program...

ChuckElias · #11 (**permalink**) Wed Jan 09, 2002, 12:23pm

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Originally posted by rainmaker
We will return to this thread after these pre-school comments:

Juules, you just hate it when these threads deteriorate like this, don't you?

I love the way you try to stay above it with "mom" comments, or a not-so-subtle "AAAHHHEEEEEEEMMMM!" LOL Thanks for being the adult around here.

Chuck

rainmaker · #12 (**permalink**) Wed Jan 09, 2002, 12:50pm

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Originally posted by ChuckElias

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Originally posted by rainmaker
We will return to this thread after these pre-school comments:

Juules, you just hate it when these threads deteriorate like this, don't you?

Chuck

Actually, Chuck, I don't mind the occasional vulgarity, if I'm allowed to feel properly indignant and superior. Superior isn't a feeling I get on a regular basis!

K-low · #13 (**permalink**) Wed Jan 09, 2002, 01:04pm

SORRY.... Didn't accurately gauge the reponse my post would get. Just thought it was a funny situation. Guess it was one of those 'you-had-to-be-there' type of things.
My sincere apologies.

PS.... We can now go back to posts on how we hate to T rude coaches, and yet we get at least one post a week why we didit anyway, and look for affirmation from others.

ChuckElias · #14 (**permalink**) Wed Jan 09, 2002, 02:08pm

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Originally posted by K-low
SORRY....My sincere apologies.

No apology needed. It was quite funny and we all had a good time with it. Juulie just reminds us why we're here once we've had our adolescent laughs.

Keep posting, ok?

Chuck

w_sohl · #15 (**permalink**) Wed Jan 09, 2002, 02:32pm

I need some good ones that I can use and not get myself blackballed from any games. I love all of the davisms, can't wait for a kid to ask me "What the F*CK kinda call was that?"..... Rich, real rich....