My ejection

[Dutch Alex]

Originally Posted by fitump56

What? Whatzzat you say? Don't wander over to the baseball forum, 3/4ths will tell you how wrong you are.

If I'm wrong about the pro's, I must have been misinformed. Sorry for that.
My point was that solidairity among umpires is the greatest thing in a tournament (in life itself). And I know that money can destroy that solidarity. I'm not saying that I can/will look into someone wallet, solidairity can cost me and others money. That my point. To be solidair with eachother, it might cost. If that makes me dreamer, so be it...

[charliej47]

I have walked off a field for the same thing where the Field Director said I could not eject a player and that he would finish the game and I did not get paid for my scheduled games that night. None of my fellow umpires left with me as I walked off. I did not umpire at that site for 5 years while that Field Director was in charge. So I lost money for five years. I went else where and umpired. The incident caused ill will in our group. The Field Director got fired. I still don't umpire at that site.

[JEL]

Originally Posted by charliej47

I have walked off a field for the same thing where the Field Director said I could not eject a player and that he would finish the game and I did not get paid for my scheduled games that night. None of my fellow umpires left with me as I walked off. I did not umpire at that site for 5 years while that Field Director was in charge. So I lost money for five years. I went else where and umpired. The incident caused ill will in our group. The Field Director got fired. I still don't umpire at that site.

Do you have regrets?

[charliej47]

Originally Posted by JEL

Do you have regrets?

There are times when I think about it and it still bothers me. There is new management at the field and they have asked me to umpire there again and I am thinking about going back as a lot of the umpires have left our group. We are going to have a group meeting to talk about the park and discuss umpiring there again. I will probably go back.

[fitump56]

Originally Posted by Dutch Alex

My point was that solidairity among umpires is the greatest thing in a tournament (in life itself). And I know that money can destroy that solidarity. I'm not saying that I can/will look into someone wallet, solidairity can cost me and others money. That my point. To be solidair with each other, it might cost. If that makes me dreamer, so be it...

"Dreams are the far end of reality, they set our goals, they are the necessity ingredients of progress." ~fitump56 circa ten seconds ago