This guy was bad......

chris s · #1 (**permalink**) Fri May 30, 2003, 02:19pm

last nite, my daughter has a make-up game(minors, 11-12's)I had to work a boys game and could't attend hers. I am home after a quick ten run rule game. Wife and kids get home, daughter is madder than a wet hen! She is usually very cool-headed about umpires decesions, but was she pissed. Ump called 3 illegal pitches in a row, no biggie, but he advanced runners, 3 runs score...cleard the sacks. Our coach had asked for time to talk to F1, ump said, "NO, I'll talk to her" After game, opposing team is whining to ump bout something, my wife and 3 other parents hear him tell opposing coach, "Don't worry, I'll get them in the playoffs" My freakin jaw hit the floor! Ump is in the same assc. as I am, I am gonna make sure this idiot has NO playoffs. Why, on earth, do jerks like this work games.....AAAARGGGG

IRISHMAFIA · #2 (**permalink**) Fri May 30, 2003, 05:59pm

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Originally posted by chris s
last nite, my daughter has a make-up game(minors, 11-12's)I had to work a boys game and could't attend hers. I am home after a quick ten run rule game. Wife and kids get home, daughter is madder than a wet hen! She is usually very cool-headed about umpires decesions, but was she pissed. Ump called 3 illegal pitches in a row, no biggie, but he advanced runners, 3 runs score...cleard the sacks. Our coach had asked for time to talk to F1, ump said, "NO, I'll talk to her" After game, opposing team is whining to ump bout something, my wife and 3 other parents hear him tell opposing coach, "Don't worry, I'll get them in the playoffs" My freakin jaw hit the floor! Ump is in the same assc. as I am, I am gonna make sure this idiot has NO playoffs. Why, on earth, do jerks like this work games.....AAAARGGGG

#1. The ump should have had the coach with the pitcher when explaining what happened to BOTH of them at the same time. Besides, if the umpire suspends play, he really cannot stop the coach from coming out.

#2. Bad news, but you can't have an illegal pitch without advancing the runners. I don't like it, but that's the way it is.

#3. Since you are hearing this second hand, you better make sure exactly what was said and exactly what the umpire meant by "them". "Them" could have been something other than your daughter's team. Only after obtaining that information would I make a decision on whether to raise the issue or not.

JMHO,

Jason A · #3 (**permalink**) Fri May 30, 2003, 06:48pm

Make sure you have all of your ducks in a row before you lead them to land.

CecilOne · #4 (**permalink**) Sun Jun 01, 2003, 04:36pm

From what I can tell of the story, the "ump said, "NO, I'll talk to her"" is the only provable criticism. For the epost-game comment, better try to find a neutral observer to get an interpretation. If the other ump and you are friendly, talk to him, let him know some people overheard and ask him what it was about.