How would you have called this

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by representing

If I'm officiating with a rookie, and he makes a mistake, I simply just walk to him, tell him that he simply messed up, and then I'll go to the coaches and take the heat from them instead of the rookie.

I'm not sure I care for that approach on a call that is simply poor judgment.

[representing]

Originally Posted by Welpe

I'm not sure I care for that approach on a call that is simply poor judgment.

I just show a little compassion. I know when I was a rookie I've made the same mistakes that I'm seeing rookies do today. Don't you remember when you first started, how nervous you were about your first few days and such? Gotta be willing to help out as long as they want to be helped out.

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by representing

I just show a little compassion.

No you're not, you're tossing your partner under the bus and then backing it up over him a few times.

Don't you remember when you first started, how nervous you were about your first few days and such?

I do actually...that would've been back in mid November of this year. I certainly hope a partner doesn't do that to me on a play they've deemed I have applied bad judgment.

When I started umpiring baseball 13 years ago, none of the veterans ever did that to me when I did kick a call (and I did). I've never done that to a rookie, it doesn't help him learn. It only undermines him.

I understand you think you're doing the right thing, but I simply cannot agree that it is the proper way to handle a situation like this.