I wish I had a helmet cam.

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by angryZebra

...My partner was NEW (2nd game), ... I calmy volunteered my overulings on a few calls, which both coaches thanked me & the fans aplauded. ...

Hmmm... maybe you could elaborate, 'cause this sounds like you taught the new umpire early on that a more experience umpire will toss him under the bus to the pleasure of the coaches and fans... (hopefully, not what you meant or did...)

[Andy]

Originally Posted by Dakota

Hmmm... maybe you could elaborate, 'cause this sounds like you taught the new umpire early on that a more experience umpire will toss him under the bus to the pleasure of the coaches and fans... (hopefully, not what you meant or did...)

Let's not be quite so quick to eat our own here.

I'm willing to give Mr. Zebra the benefit of the doubt here as I have been in similar situations where I had to correct an obvious mis-ruling by a new and/or inexperienced partner.

Example: HS JV game a few years ago, I'm BU, my PU partner is doing about his fourth game ever.

Batter fouls the pitch high off of the backstop, the ball rebounds right to F2 as she turns around and catches the ball before it hits the ground. My PU partner calls the batter out!

Obviously, I was not going to let that call stand, so I trotted down to the plate area and told my partner that the ball had hit the backstop and was just a foul ball. His response was that he thought that anytime the batted ball was caught before it hit the ground, it should be an out.

I do not know exactly what transpired during the game in the OP, but I present this example as a case of what could have happened.

[tcblue13]

Originally Posted by Dakota

Hmmm... maybe you could elaborate, 'cause this sounds like you taught the new umpire early on that a more experience umpire will toss him under the bus to the pleasure of the coaches and fans... (hopefully, not what you meant or did...)

The inexperienced partner may be under the bus but I think someone else is under the bridge.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by tcblue13

The inexperienced partner may be under the bus but I think someone else is under the bridge.

Oh no, you don't mean a.....

[angryZebra]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

Oh no, you don't mean a.....

how'd you get ahold of my pic?

[CajunNewBlue]

Fan: "Hey ref, you suck!"

Ref: "No, I blow... & so do fans come to think of it )

I don't get it? sounds pretty much NOT good either way.

[angryZebra]

Originally Posted by CajunNewBlue

Fan: "Hey ref, you suck!"

Ref: "No, I blow... & so do fans come to think of it )

I don't get it? sounds pretty much NOT good either way.

I blow my whistle... I don't suck it. fans blow (electric fans....)

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by tcblue13

The inexperienced partner may be under the bus but I think someone else is under the bridge.

I guess neither you nor Andy read the last comment of my post. What's up with people jumping immediately onto the "I'm offended so it is your fault" bandwagon here recently?

Asking for clarification on how he "overruled" his partner in a way that generated "applause" from the fans is NOT trolling.

However, accusing someone of trolling can itself be trolling, since the definition of trolling is to post

...irrelevant or off-topic messages in an online community...with the primary intent of provoking other users into an emotional response or to generally disrupt normal on-topic discussion.

[NCASAUmp]

...irrelevant or off-topic messages in an online community...with the primary intent of provoking other users into an emotional response or to generally disrupt normal on-topic discussion.

Well, crap, I guess I'm a troll, then, as I consider myself one of the resident smarta$$es. Laughter is, of course, an emotional response, and it can be disruptive.

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by NCASAUmp

Well, crap, I guess I'm a troll, then, as I consider myself one of the resident smarta$$es. Laughter is, of course, an emotional response, and it can be disruptive.

Well, me, too, and proud of it... but the posting I made here was NOT trolling, so I'm offended... and it is YOUR fault!

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by Dakota

Well, me, too, and proud of it... but the posting I made here was NOT trolling, so I'm offended... and it is YOUR fault!

Boy, do I have the place for you!

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And don't forget, it's MY fault!!!

[FullCount]

Originally Posted by Dakota

I guess neither you nor Andy read the last comment of my post. What's up with people jumping immediately onto the "I'm offended so it is your fault" bandwagon here recently?

Asking for clarification on how he "overruled" his partner in a way that generated "applause" from the fans is NOT trolling.

Tom, maybe I'm mistaken but the way I read the flow of the posts I took the trolling reference to be directed at the OP, not you.

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by FullCount

Tom, maybe I'm mistaken but the way I read the flow of the posts I took the trolling reference to be directed at the OP, not you.

Maybe you're right.. but I'm still offended, only now it is YOUR fault!

(For those keeping score, my last two posts WERE trolling!)

[FullCount]

Originally Posted by Dakota

Maybe you're right.. but I'm still offended, only now it is YOUR fault!

(For those keeping score, my last two posts WERE trolling!)

Actually come to think about it you should be offended. Right now everyone in the country seems to be offended about something so you should be too. Now I've got to try and figure out what I'm offended about. Oh, I know- I'm not making enough for anyone to want to limit my bonuses or income. Darn, that is offensive.

[NCASAUmp]

Originally Posted by FullCount

Actually come to think about it you should be offended. Right now everyone in the country seems to be offended about something so you should be too. Now I've got to try and figure out what I'm offended about. Oh, I know- I'm not making enough for anyone to want to limit my bonuses or income. Darn, that is offensive.

I'll give you something offensive...