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You are so right Michael, in the words of Ron White
You can't fix stupid, there ain't a pill you can take, ain't a procedure they can perform. Back to the OP, that is also why I don't do that game, I know it isn't all like that, but the few bad apples have spoiled it for me. in JO fastpitch you get enough of them sprinkled in between coaches and dads but IMO it is managable, those types of players are just something my blood pressure doesn't need to deal with! |
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I think that the ejection was warranted. Especially since I know a little more of what happened than what bkbjones has told us here.
I also think that doing both SP and FP together in a season is a benefit to the individual umpire. If the umpire can handle the attitudes, mouths and egos in the SP game, then the youth FP game is a piece of cake. After dealing with Bubba on Friday night with two beers and a vodka-Red Bull in him, Saturday morning with Mr. Sunglasses and his girls is a walk in the park.
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I work 4 different SP leagues here in town and my reputation is working it's way through the leagues. I'm willing to talk about calls I've made or didn't make , the operative word is talk. I eject when appropriate and walk away when appropriate. I got ,what I considered a compliment, from a manager of a higher end SP team. He told me I have the players confused. I replied "huh". He replied "They don't have any experience dealing with a real umpire." Hurray for me ![]() ![]() |
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From the descripition the R2 gave himself several chances to be ejected. ![]() the ejection,IMO, was a no brainer.... |
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IMO, AA is quite managable. The fact that they get to you means they win. When they act like children, treat them like children. Let them rant and rave and when they are done, just smile and say goodbye. ![]() |
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Last night, I called with a guy who was proud of the fact that in 20-some years of calling ball at various levels, he'd never ejected a single person. Reading between the lines: "I just made it harder for you, Dave." A warning or an ejection does not have to be, nor should be, a display. On the website I'm working on, it goes into a bit of detail on this subject. If you've got teams being vocal about the balls and strikes, pull the coach/captain aside between innings and calmly say, "coach, there will be no more of this. This is a team warning, please let your players know." Quiet, subtle, no one's embarrassed or singled out, and the situation is usually addressed. If someone doesn't get the message, pull the coach aside and let them know a player just threw themselves out. I don't like paperwork, either, but I don't let that stand in the way of doing my job. When an ejection is warranted, it's done without passion, hesitation or prejudice.
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