Umpire fires back at D’Aquila’s comments (The Middletown Press)

[Umpire-Empire Reporter]

MIDDLETOWN — After Middletown Post 75’s 3-2 loss to Cheshire on July 6 in Cheshire, Middletown coach Tim D’Aquila unleashed a salvo of criticism at the two New Haven Board umpires, base ump John Basso and plate ump Anthony Inzero.

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[kylejt]

There's no reason for him to respond at all.

5-6 misses per game, really? That's too many for me, and I'm not that good. That's a bad day for me. 2-3 maybe. Not 6.

And then he throws up his resume. So what? You're only as good as your last call, everyone knows that.

[BrianC14]

There's no reason for him to respond at all.

5-6 misses per game, really? That's too many for me, and I'm not that good. That's a bad day for me. 2-3 maybe. Not 6.

And then he throws up his resume. So what? You're only as good as your last call, everyone knows that.

And he actually called the guy's boss at SCSU? :shrug:

[kylejt]

...if it’s on the black it’s a strike and if it’s not, it’s a ball.

I keep thumbing through the rule book, and I can't find the part about how wide "the black" is.

Any umpire who says anything about "the black" is a dope. It doesn't exist.

Oh, and I like the part where he tosses the catcher under the bus.

“I took the time off because so many coaches and players don’t know how to handle themselves,” said Inzero.

Maybe, just maybe, that's a hint.

Edited July 25, 2009 by kylejt