We need more umpires..trying to kill them with concession stand food isn’t going to help..
The umps I like are offered bottled water.
The umps I don't like are offered whatever it is the unlicensed street vendors are selling.
We need more umpires..trying to kill them with concession stand food isn’t going to help..
Does your league do Jr Umpires?Our rec league runs their season during our high school season and starts their games before high school practice is over. I’ve suggested to them multiple times they should consider a change if they want to get players involved in coaching or umpiring and no dice
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For concessions, they typically include Gatorade and water, and if lucky, dill pickles. I'm not much of an eater during games.The umps I like are offered bottled water.
The umps I don't like are offered whatever it is the unlicensed street vendors are selling.
Can't say I can argue with that. It would be beneficial when your partner wants talk to the fans like they're Sintra at The Sands, minus the cocktail in his or her hand.LOL his plate meeting would just be ejecting every single fan in lieu of going over the ground rules.
"Coach, are those your team's parents over there?"
"Yes"
"Tell them to get to the F%&$! parking lot."
Accurate..LOL his plate meeting would just be ejecting every single fan in lieu of going over the ground rules.
"Coach, are those your team's parents over there?"
"Yes"
"Tell them to get to the F%&$! parking lot."
The umps I like are offered bottled water.
The umps I don't like are offered whatever it is the unlicensed street vendors are selling.
@pattar offers them bottled water, too. The manner and style may be different though ...
Let me start by saying I am the UIC for a large complex. Please remember that as a coach you have a job to do when questioning these types of plays. If you do not question these actions at the proper time, it's play on.(ex. batting out of order MUST be done before the first pitch to the next batter) Secondly the umpire should never accept an improper lineup card. You may know Jane from Julie but the umpire does not, so last names are a must. Incorrect numbers are a clerical error and in most cases you just fix it.Let me start off by saying I greatly appreciate umpires and realize that there is a shortage across the nation. Im also one of those that believe while umpires are human, they are the only ones on the field getting paid. In any other professions, if a job is not done correctly there are some sort of repurcussions. Majority of umpires do a fantastic job and do the job with integrity and professionalism. What I'm curious about is from a coaching persepctive, how do you handle an umpire situation in a tournament where there are no protests and they are not calling the game by the rules?
For example: The other team is batting out of order, other coach admits to the umpire that they batted out of order, but the umpire allows them to continue playing. Same inning, other coach has the wrong number on his lead off hitter and only put first names on the line up card so it appears like they were batting out of order again (I didn't catch it the first time through the line up) so I went out again to ask about it. Then there was also a circle violation in which the umpire sent the runner back to 2nd instead of calling them out. When I asked the umpire inbetween innings about why he didn't call the runner out, he told me that it was because I delayed the game with their whole batting out order situation. All of this happened in the same inning. He essentially told me that it was his game to call however he wanted.
We won the game and the call didn't matter but I was a bit put off because this is an All Star tournament and teams had an entire rec season to get free passes.
How do other coaches approach situations with umpires that want to call the game how they want to and not by the rules?