What I Never Want to Hear

[BktBallRef]

Originally Posted by tref

Now you, as an official, are going to tattle-tell on a guy over a wreck softball game... Come on!!

Tattle-tell??? Come on!!

It's a piss poor excuse to not make a call. If you told someone that and I was working with you, I'd write the email the next morning!

[CaRef5]

dude, down 20 in a softball game?...




you're kidding right?

[stiffler3492]

See post number three...blue font (but not sarcastic). Our second game started at close to 10:15. No reason for a softball game to start that late.

[Adam]

I'm with Stiffler on this. I think he understands the relative importance of the game, but that statement is another way of saying, "you know, I just dialed this one in."

[justacoach]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

"you know, I just dialed this one in."

Is that a mid-western usage? Never heard it that way.
'round these parts it would come out "mailed it in"

[stiffler3492]

Originally Posted by justacoach

Is that a mid-western usage? Never heard it that way.
'round these parts it would come out "mailed it in"

Agreed, I think Snaqs meant "mailed it in". In fact, dialed in is basically the opposite...meaning being really focused on the task at hand.

[tref]

Originally Posted by BktBallRef

Tattle-tell??? Come on!!

It's a piss poor excuse to not make a call. If you told someone that and I was working with you, I'd write the email the next morning!

Nothing to worry about there, I'd never work THAT sport.

BktBallRef, you wouldn't happen to play on a softball team with Snaqs & bainsey, would ya?

[bainsey]

Originally Posted by tref

BktBallRef, you wouldn't happen to play on a softball team with Snaqs & bainsey, would ya?

I guarantee you he doesn't. I can't play worth crap.

By the way, we say "phone it in" around here. Mailed, dialed, phoned, same thing: didn't bring your best effort. That said, had the umpire just owned it and said, "You're right. I should've called that," I'm sure no-one would have been notified.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by bainsey

I guarantee you he doesn't. I can't play worth crap.

By the way, we say "phone it in" around here. Mailed, dialed, phoned, same thing: didn't bring your best effort. That said, had the umpire just owned it and said, "You're right. I should've called that," I'm sure no-one would have been notified.

Agreed on all counts. Well, except how you play softball. I wouldn't know. I meant "phoned it in." Same as "mailed."

[stiffler3492]

Originally Posted by bainsey

I guarantee you he doesn't. I can't play worth crap.

By the way, we say "phone it in" around here. Mailed, dialed, phoned, same thing: didn't bring your best effort. That said, had the umpire just owned it and said, "You're right. I should've called that," I'm sure no-one would have been notified.

Yes. It was his comment to me after the game that bothered me more than the non-call.