I've been around plenty long enough to have seen the good, the bad, and the ugly when it comes to umpires. Last night took the whole bakery (not just the cake)
It was painfully obvious. He squeezed our zone smaller than Ive ever seen. If my girls didn't throw it in a 4" window right down the middle, it was called a ball... Parents ready to fight, girls crying.
My pitcher exhaled in disgust after she threw what was a dead center fastball that he called ball on... when she exhaled, he came unglued, walked to the circle to "put her in her place". Yelling and screaming at her to knock off her attitude or take her rear home! Worst guy Ive ever seen, by far. Extremely unprofessional. The coaches for the other team actually apologized for hiring him, and assured me he'd never be called upon again. I hope that's true for the kids sake.
Then when we were up to bat, balls that were chin high were strikes. My DD fouled off several with a 2-2 count, next pitch actually bounced off the plate (DD didn't swing) "STRIKE 3!!!" he yelled
Sorry for the venting rant... Im just beside myself
It was painfully obvious. He squeezed our zone smaller than Ive ever seen. If my girls didn't throw it in a 4" window right down the middle, it was called a ball... Parents ready to fight, girls crying.
My pitcher exhaled in disgust after she threw what was a dead center fastball that he called ball on... when she exhaled, he came unglued, walked to the circle to "put her in her place". Yelling and screaming at her to knock off her attitude or take her rear home! Worst guy Ive ever seen, by far. Extremely unprofessional. The coaches for the other team actually apologized for hiring him, and assured me he'd never be called upon again. I hope that's true for the kids sake.
Then when we were up to bat, balls that were chin high were strikes. My DD fouled off several with a 2-2 count, next pitch actually bounced off the plate (DD didn't swing) "STRIKE 3!!!" he yelled
Sorry for the venting rant... Im just beside myself