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this type of behavior would never, ever (no proof happen at the Olympics. Behavior from players should imitate Olympic behavior IMO.
I side with Mike on this. We just have higher standards The issue is not whether I should tune it out, or it should not bother me, etc but rather is it sportsmanlike. Of course not, a good sportsman does not resort to that. I have not allowed it where I thought it was inappropriate and the UIC backed me up as the team that could not do it went and complained to the UIC. |
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So have take-out slides and bean balls.
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Folks, I'm not talking about picking nits, here. I'm talking about directed comments for the purpose of affecting a player's immediate actions. It does not necessarily have to be disparaging language, then again, if it is, it need not be of a loud volume. Really don't care about idle chatter, defining pitches or offering direction to a teammate.
I have never ejected anyone on this type of issue. It stops when I make a point of it. This is a type of violation that when you hear it, you instruct the participant to cease. If ignored, then you take whatever you deem is the appropriate action which whomever it is necessary to get control of the game. Last edited by IRISHMAFIA; Thu May 14, 2009 at 12:54pm. |
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Bear in mind that the only time in the last 16+ years of umpiring that I have ever said anything about "swing" is if I see a player visibly starting to get pissed enough that they might want to do something about it. This has happened maybe... 3 times?
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There may be some actions you take in that game that are not necessary in youth ball.. an example IMO would be the afforementioned "take out slide". In youth ball, it is expected to "break it up" - in beer league, they gotta work in the morning and allowing certain things can lead to problems. I think manage your game... so on a case by case basis depending on a circumstance, you may need to do something that you wouldnt necessarily do another given circumstance.
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My point is that just because things have "always been there," it doesn't mean they should be there.
Anyway, what I was trying to get at is that some chatter is fine, but there's a point at which it crosses the line. If it's creating a dangerous or hostile environment, then it should stop. If I'm calling a game where the ball is coming in at 60+ MPH, I would not want someone distracting the batter, putting them at risk of getting hit.
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Yes, indeedileedoodly! However, I called youth games for many years.
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Yep! And I do tell the runners not to do that. I've even called INT on a runner for doing that. He screamed as he ran into 2B on a force play, and I could see F4 flinch big time, causing her to drop the ball (when she normally doesn't drop it).
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is that why no one likes you and you keep on having to eject everyone ?
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Actually, that was part of my argument from the start, so I didn't tangent into that. But yes, if I see an unnecessary behavior that makes things unsafe, I put a stop to it. I do that for all levels of play, from 10U to Seniors.
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You know I'm just messin' with you, bud. We apparently have different styles, and each umpire has his/her own threshold. I'm comfortable with mine, you're comfortable with yours. As long as neither of us are d1cks about it, I see no troubles in how either of us handles the situation. Know what I mean?
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