Massachusetts and Post-Game Handshake/Round 2

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by sixer

I think you're assuming that individual officials agree with the State Board, and many, many do not. I'm one that doesn't. I'm also a fan of doing what's right.

When I was a senior in high school playing baseball, the umpires went on "strike", even though they weren't a union. I don't know what it was over and quite frankly didn't care. All I remember is being pissed off that I had to have some schmoe in street clothes stand behind the mound and call the game. And if he didn't, we'd be having do-overs because we'd be calling the game ourselves.

I don't care what their beef was and I don't care what the MSBOA beef is. The game's about the freakin' kids. To ask/tell/encourage/call-it-what-you-want officials not to officiate the state tourney that these kids work so hard for is undefendable to me. I'd rather work at 7-11 for a 2nd job than put some kid through the feelings I had back in HS.

We agree. We'd rather you'd work at a 7-11 too instead of officiating.

Hey, you're making a buck and getting a playoff game. To hell with your fellow officials, right?

Sad.....