- Apr 1, 2010
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I'd say, "What a maroon" in my best Bugs Bunny voice...and then I'd rush back here to DFP to tell everyone! :-D
d) Oh, so you're the dude they were talking about on Hey Bucket.
Sunday fall-ball league, 16U. ASA rules, ASA certified umpires.
Equipment check prior to the game, umpires pull 2 bats for "rattles".
At the plate talk, the very visibly upset head coach says something to the affect of, "I am a nationally known head coach, you're just a local umpire. You don't know what you are doing, you can't pull those bats". The bats stayed pulled.
Don't know if I would be able to hold back a little snicker............okay, you got me, it would probably be a hardy laugh.
Reminds me of the one a couple years ago at the ASA 18U Eastern in PA where a coach insisted the PU change the BU's call because.....ready, he thought it was wrong. The umpire told him he couldn't talk to him about another umpire's call, but the coach insisted stating that he was an NSA umpire and knew that an umpire could overrule his partner! He wouldn't give it up and was eventually dumped just so they could move on with the game. That is when the umpires had a nice chuckle as the coach informed them, "you can't throw me out, I'm a minister!" Sometimes you just have to step back, appreciate whatever it is these coaches are smoking and move on.
Sometimes you just have to step back, appreciate whatever it is these coaches are smoking and move on.
As opposing head coach I would say, "Good call Blue, let's play." then smile and walk away to get my team ready.
Ditto for the coaches who have to work with umpires that disallow bats because they are slow pitch models!