radness
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- Dec 13, 2019
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I did!Say Rad, how come you never umpired? Just asking.
While i was in high school for the city
Bobby Sox League.
Here's a fun story of one game with a bunch of little dinky kids.
(You know the fun age where it's just kind of cute. )
Parents on both sides of the stands were yelling and squawking.
As if it was an international final competition...LOUD
I stopped the game and brought both teams players and I all out to Centerfield. No coaches, just us.
I said to the group of kids,
How many of you like to have the parents yelling like this? They all looked at me with sad faces and a couple said no don't like it.
So I said okay this is what I will do...
will go talk with them.
I left the kids out in center field and went back behind home plate and spoke to all the parents.
said I've asked your children if they like the way you are yelling. They were unhappy about it. If you like I can go back and tell the players that you're just going to enjoy the game and we can resume. Some parents looked at me astonished that I did this but actually a few parents applauded and said we will shut up. ...And so the game began again.
True story handled by a 16 year old umpire.
Yep backbone and communication!