Trigger happy umpire leads to overturned forfeit

[IRISHMAFIA]

Two points:

When talking to a SP softball team about an umpire, the conversation is always going to be biased when it refers to an umpire's ruling even when it is in their favor. Many of these folks aren't too smart and just cannot help from running at the mouth about any break they get from an umpire's call. They WILL go out of their way to make an umpire look bad in the eyes of their fellow players.

A forfeit should be the last tool in an umpire's arsenal. I have tossed people before who have worked themselves into the crowd to watch the game. I don't care, as long as they are quiet and do not communicate with their team. I'm not on the field to not play the game.

[NCASAUmp]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

Two points:

When talking to a SP softball team about an umpire, the conversation is always going to be biased when it refers to an umpire's ruling even when it is in their favor. Many of these folks aren't too smart and just cannot help from running at the mouth about any break they get from an umpire's call. They WILL go out of their way to make an umpire look bad in the eyes of their fellow players.

A forfeit should be the last tool in an umpire's arsenal. I have tossed people before who have worked themselves into the crowd to watch the game. I don't care, as long as they are quiet and do not communicate with their team. I'm not on the field to not play the game.

Noted.

Though having worked with this umpire a number of times myself (and heard dozens of complaints from other umpires, too), I think the captain's story was probably pretty close to reality. At bare minimum, everyone has the same perception of this guy's priorities: to get home early and get paid regularly.

[IamMatt]

Originally Posted by NCASAUmp

While he was right in the strictest letter of the rule book, he's a prime candidate for OOO of the Year Award.

Maybe three other letters...