Oh... No He Didn't. Oh Yes He Did.

[ElkOil]

I worked a men's game with a young, fairly new umpire. Someday I believe he'll be quite good since he has a decent basic skill set. But for right now, he needs a lot of work in certain areas like timing and on-field communication... the stuff we all need to work on. So I'm thinking of things to post-game with him and figured I'd only mention three or four things that seemed like they'd be easiest and yield the biggest improvements.

And then the game ended. I grabbed my water bottle, and was looking around for him. Where the heck did he go?

Then I saw him. He had fallen in behind one team in their high-five line and was giving congratulatory handshakes and fist bumps just like one of the players.

For any umpires out there who have done this or think it's a good idea, please learn from this example and never ever do it.

[jms1425]

And now you have a fifth thing to postgame with him about.....  lol 

ugh

 

[Rich Ives]

11 hours ago, ElkOil said:

I worked a men's game with a young, fairly new umpire. Someday I believe he'll be quite good since he has a decent basic skill set. But for right now, he needs a lot of work in certain areas like timing and on-field communication... the stuff we all need to work on. So I'm thinking of things to post-game with him and figured I'd only mention three or four things that seemed like they'd be easiest and yield the biggest improvements.

And then the game ended. I grabbed my water bottle, and was looking around for him. Where the heck did he go?

Then I saw him. He had fallen in behind one team in their high-five line and was giving congratulatory handshakes and fist bumps just like one of the players.

For any umpires out there who have done this or think it's a good idea, please learn from this example and never ever do it.

Did he know a bunch of the players?

[ElkOil]

9 minutes ago, Rich Ives said:

Did he know a bunch of the players?

Not before the game, anyway.

[udbrky]

Ugh, that sucks. Sucks more when you're working with an old school guy that you know is going to do this. 

 

I know, walk off and leave him, but I firmly believe that you never, EVER leave your wingman. So I just hang out there and wait for him to congratulate everyone.