Umpires Gone Wild

that helped. :P :P :P

There was a game, where somebody put a hamburger down on top of 3rd base, or home plate for him…

But where is the “right” to argue calls?

Seriously, where is that “right” in the rulebook?

We have no idea that Z would have calmed down eventually. There was definitely stuff brewing between the Cubs and both the umps in general and this particular crew.

He’d have been out of the inning

His job is to block the plate

Had Robbie Alomar gotten 30 games instead of 5.

… and the reason i’m still a fan is Feretz kicked those players to the curb faster than you can say Nile Kinnick.

There was a credit card incident with some basketball players or recruits as well i believe, back in Alford’s heyday. Couple that with Pierce (twice!), and the general lack of good play on the court, and i was done.

Agree on the football team looking huge. Tough road schedule though.

… if you have a history of thoughtful, productive comments, people will approach them with an open mind.

If not… well… think of that dude in your office who treats everyone like crap. You reap what you sew.

You have called Z ugly and now you are calling people fat perhaps we could see a picture of you in order to judge your appearance. If you are going to dish it out, I’m sure you won’t mind taking critiques of your looks. You seem to think it’s somehow relevant to a baseball discussion so if we are to properly judge your opinions we should see what you look like regardless of how painful it may be for the rest of us.

… including Soto’s performance. I’m not ignorant. It’s affected his game. I get that.

BLou had the option to call somebody a fatass, or say what YOU did…

but soto has put on weight.

You did a much more measured job, and he could learn from your example.

helped the Cubs.

… or, would you rather forgo last season’s performance by Soto and hold on to Barrett?

i can’t reply today. darn.

Carlson did not have control yesterday.

that is EXPECTED per their guidelines. they are not to be confrontational

the ump initiating contact.

MLB never seems to publicly reprimand their umpires.

comment in almost every thread. I think he thinks if he repeats it oftern enough it will be the truth when it’s not.

The umpire initiates the physical contact and it’s the player’s fault? How does that work?

No one is arguing that. But you cannot deny that the contact was caused by the umpire leaning into Z. That is a fact and you cannot change that.

an ump could punch a player and it is the player’s fault. That is ridiculous.

Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. Wrong.

So, by your logic, all the umpires have to do is make contact with a player, then the player is immediately ejected. Don’t try to wiggle out of it, you said it very clearly. To quote, “when contact happens the player is always in the wrong.”

Stop with the inane analogies, to bring a man accused of murdering his third wife, and suspected in the disappearance of his fourth wife, into the conversation is juvenile at best, inflammatory at its worst. As is calling all of us boys and girls. I hazard a guess that you are younger than many on this site, and we don’t need you to “explain” things to us as if we are ignorant children.

I have posted the umpire rules before (which, as usual, you neglected to read) and will give you the nlink again. Take some time, actually read something (other than your opinion) and you will see that there are standards that the Ump (both in MB and now with Z) didnt meet.

Here are just some

http://baseballumpires.com/dspdocs.cfm?docid=1

1. Get the call right!

If you have to sell the call, then you probably didn’t get the call right. I don’t like hearing from association presidents “if all else fails, sell the call.” It is better to stop and discuss the situation with your partner, and even get the rule book out if necessary, and ultimately get the call right, then to decide something on the fly and have it come back to bite you in the end. Our job as umpires is to be the final authority during a baseball game, and that requires for you to get the call correct at all costs. Use your keys of understanding the rules, correct positioning and proper mechanics to put you in the best frame of mind and best position to make the call and to get it right.

2. Competitiveness

Accept the fact the every player is giving their maximum effort, you should too. Being lazy will let the game slip away from you. As an umpire you have to be willing to call the first pitch of the game the same way you call the last pitch of the game. If you don’t your going to be in trouble. Realize that every pitch means something to someone on that field, and it should be important to you also. That 0-2 pitch, in the bottom of the fifth inning, that is low and outside may mean you get to go home if you call it a strike, but it may be the only at bat this player gets all month long. If you call a strike because you want to go home, you have done yourself and those players a disservice, you should have found somebody else to do the game for you. That pitch is important to that player, and it should be important to you.

3. Every blue shirt doesn’t come with a license for respect

Just because you wear an umpire uniform doesn’t mean you deserve respect. You don’t deserve anything until you earn it. If you walk onto the field with the attitude that no matter what you call you are always right, then you do deserve something. You deserve to have that manager stapled to back riding you the entire game. Earn your respect with confidence, your knowledge of the rule, correct positioning, and proper mechanics.

4. Don’t be afraid to answer questions

Answer all reasonable questions with reasonable answers. If a manager has a reasonable question, then tell him why you made the call the way you did. Don’t allow a manager to use this chew on you, but use it as a tool to diffuse a situation and regain the confidence of players and managers. Remember, if you don’t give a reasonable answer your not going to get a reasonable response.

5. Don’t be the judge, jury and executioner

Your job is to umpire the game, not to pass judgment on individuals. Some players may not be the most outstanding of individuals, but don’t let that distract you from what your job is. Accept the players for what they are, baseball players, and do your job, umpire the game. Control the game as necessary, and never pass judgment on players.

6. Most importantly, leave the game on the field!

Once the last strike is called, leave the baseball game on the field. Use the situations that happened during the game to make you a better umpire by going back and reading your rule book or asking another umpire, but that is as far as it goes. Managers that ate you up during that game are just regular people outside the diamond, as are you. Don’t let a situation that occurred during the game relive itself somewhere else. Decide how the situation could have been handled better, learn from it, and let it go.

If you as an umpire can combine all these elements into your job, that is when you are a professional. We all have fell short at one time or another during a baseball game, but use those situations and these keys to continually improve as an umpire, and each time you walk onto the field think of yourself as a professional and your job as an umpire will become one that continually is filled with satisfaction.

and here is more details for what an Ump should do

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO UMPIRES
Umpires, on the field, should not indulge in conversation with players. Keep out of the coaching box and do not talk to the coach on duty.
Keep your uniform in good condition. Be active and alert on the field.
Be courteous, always, to club officials; avoid visiting in club offices and thoughtless familiarity with officers or employees of contesting clubs. When you enter a ball park your sole duty is to umpire a ball game as the representative of baseball.
Do not allow criticism to keep you from studying out bad situations that may lead to protested games. Carry your rule book. It is better to consult the rules and hold up the game 10 minutes to decide a knotty problem than to have a game thrown out on protest and replayed.
Keep the game moving. A ball game is often helped by energetic and earnest work of the umpires.
You are the only official representative of baseball on the ball field. It is often a trying position which requires the exercise of much patience and good judgment, but do not forget that the first essential in working out of a bad situation is to keep your own temper and self-control.
You no doubt are going to make mistakes, but never attempt to "even up" after having made one. Make all decisions as you see them and forget which is the home or visiting club.
Keep your eye everlastingly on the ball while it is in play. It is more vital to know just where a fly ball fell, or a thrown ball finished up, than whether or not a runner missed a base. Do not call the plays too quickly, or turn away too fast when a fielder is throwing to complete a double play. Watch out for dropped balls after you have called a man out.
Do not come running with your arm up or down, denoting "out" or "safe." Wait until the play is completed before making any arm motion.
Each umpire team should work out a simple set of signals, so the proper umpire can always right a manifestly wrong decision when convinced he has made an error. If sure you got the play correctly, do not be stampeded by players’ appeals to "ask the other man." If not sure, ask one of your associates. Do not carry this to extremes, be alert and get your own plays. But remember! The first requisite is to get decisions correctly. If in doubt don’t hesitate to consult your associate. Umpire dignity is important but never as important as "being right."
A most important rule for umpires is always "BE IN POSITION TO SEE EVERY PLAY." Even though your decision may be 100 percent right, players still question it if they feel you were not in a spot to see the play clearly and definitely. Finally, be courteous, impartial and firm, and so compel respect from all.

And this link I was refered to by an Ump with over 20 years experience in NCAA who happens to be a family friend. He has Umped games in MInor Leagues. So, I will take his word over yours, since he ACTUALLY is an umpire.

The Umps seem to think we’re there to watch them.

Ump incite players all the time. They posture knowing they have the upper hand. Its high time one of them pays the price.

But like I mentioned before, nothing will happen until there’s a “serious” incident.

His hatred of most things Cubs has clouded his vision.