Weekend with the Clueless

[Irish Ripple]

Originally posted by BigUmpJohn
Point taken. I don't know. I just cannot understand how a coach who is supposed to be there to educate his players (This was a 10U game.) not know the game himself. Oh well, I guess it shouldn't bother me. I do have many more things to learn about what I do... the little nuances about it. I am always open to advice and comments. I appreciate it. Thanks.

I am sure his kid is on the team


But seriously, what bothers me are umpires who have no idea what it means to be professional. I am not an ump, I am just a parent who has played ball for over 20 years now (child is on an ASA 12-U SP team). There have been so many instances of coaches screaming at the umps, and the umps just screaming right back at them. And we have had many times when the blue would just go off on us parents for booing a call, and threaten to forfeit the game. We even had an ump last season make all of the kids spit their gum out before the game started. How ridiculous is that? I don’t ever remember seeing an umpire check bats before a game, hardly ever do they go over the ground rules, and the inconsistencies on the wearing of jewelry is frustrating (I know, that’s not an ASA rule).

I have been trolling this board for some time now, and you guys (and gals) are an exception to the rule as far as I’m concerned.

Can some of you come here and ump for my daughter’s league? (I'm not too far from you, John).

JP