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MadMax

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On 7/14/2025 at 8:41 PM, jkumpire said:

I'm getting old, I only had HC's come out three times all season, one guy came out twice, on obvious stuff. Irritating, but no big deal.

Wait, wait, waaaiiit… 

What’s the correlation here? That the older you get, the less HCs come out on ya? Or, the more? 

Asking so as to gauge what to expect… 

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grayhawk
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Given that he's yelling it, a warning is merited at that level. Though, "If I hear anything else, you're ejected" wouldn't be my choice of words. What if he then says, "You're a great umpire."?  A sim

The Man in Blue
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Agree with @grayhawk.  Umpires need to remove the word "IF" from our talking-to-coaches vocabulary. Like you, @jkumpire, I find I am getting older and . . . I say grumpier, but I think it is just

StatsUmp
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I hope you were able to give him constructive post-game feedback about those mistakes and have him be receptive to it. Good new/young umpires who show potential and the willingness to learn need that

JSam21

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4 hours ago, MadMax said:

Wait, wait, waaaiiit… 

What’s the correlation here? That the older you get, the less HCs come out on ya? Or, the more? 

Asking so as to gauge what to expect… 

Also known as... I've worked more in this league so people know me so they don't test me as often... 😉

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