Humiliated Ump

[DJ_NV]

My only input other than that which has been stated by previous posters is to not let this isolated incident end your career. Yes it sucked, it shouldn't have happened and I would be really, really upset with my crew. But instead of hanging it up, I would first get the entire crew together off the field sometime during the week and have a no holds barred, very straight-up conversation about the philosophy, integrity and future of the crew before making any final decisions.

[mcrowder]

You can't hang it all up over this. You definitely need to have a conversation with SJ - whether it's in private or with the entire crew, and also one with the R. YOU were right. HE (SJ) was wrong (not just the implementation, but the actions). Don't let this end an otherwise enjoyable pasttime for you, and don't let your organization suffer from the lack of your talents based solely on the lack of judgement and talent of this other official.

[ljudge]

Paul -

The single worst thing you can do is to hang it up. Why? This game NEEDS officials like you. If you give in to that crap it hurts the game. That kind of stuff will catch up with those other officials, hopefully sooner rather than later.

Take a week off and think about it!

[TXMike]

Coaches are frequently wrong when they say somethng is "the rule". This situation could have been easily handled just by telling him the ball was being changed at the crew's discretion and not due to the nonexistent rule.

As for someone else on the crew doing something contrary to what you wanted...that happens from time to time with us deep officials when we throw a flag and someone else comes in and says it was uncatchable. You can have a confrontation or you can accept it and move on. It is not that big a deal. Maybe you don't want to work with that particular official again but that is no reason not to work with other officials.