playing in a tourney the other day. other team has a bat with tape wrapped around the bottom part of the barrel. one of our players points it out to the ump. ump tells our player something about the tourney not being a big enough tournament for him to do anything about it (wtf?). other team keeps swinging the bat. our player keeps objecting. finally ump tells team to remove the tape and it turns out there's supposedly a huge crack in the bat. why does our player have to nag the **** out of the ump to get him to do his job? this isn't a debatable call like a tag or a strike, it's not subjective, it's tape on the barrel and it's right there in front of your ****ing face. and we're pointing it out to you. we're not even questioning that you didn't say anything about it in the first place, we're just asking you to take care of the problem now that you're aware of it. why is it so hard for these guys to do their ****ing job?
according to this ump, some games aren't important enough for rules...
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swingnmiss
#1 IN YOUR HEARTS
Some threads are good enough to care about........................This not being one of them.
SevenBizzos
The R
A lot of umps are just there to call outs and that's it. Knowing rules and balls vs. strikes is optional.
swingnmiss
#1 IN YOUR HEARTS
I firmly believe this..............None of them care other than to be there and get paid. Then they have the ****ing nerve to get all mad a team makes a comment on one of their ****ty calls, that they put zero effort into.
dgambill85
Banned User
You know swing I'm kinda surprised by some of the blues out here in Yuma. They get out there and make the call at the bag and not just from behind the plate. There was also one in Hawaii there during states. Older local guy, he also blued at Hawaii Kai but he was all about it. By the end of the first inning he was sweating just as much as some of the players were. It's those blues that make you really enjoy the game and make you not ***** about calls. Now the ones that call the tag at second base from behind the plate makes me want to foul a ball into their face. And yes I will argue that ****ty call that you didn't make an attempt to get a better view of.
swingnmiss
#1 IN YOUR HEARTS
We have maybe 2 in Spokane that care. Lan Delos Santos was good for that in Hawaii, and I will respect any umpire that puts out the effort and will stand by their call and say, "Hey..........He was right on top of it....." on close ones. Lazy ones make me nuts though.
good point. if your bat is falling apart you shouldn't have to play by the rules.
AJ22
Super Moderator
dgambill85
Banned User
If you have an illegal bat you have an illegal bat. There is no gray in there. It's complete black and white! If you have tape on your bat then I want to know what you are taping up and make sure it's legal. Don't be a cheat.
Camp
Giving Bitches Complexes
True. I went to our ld and a few umps and explained it. Also talked to the tourney director this weekend. I'm no cheat. If they have a problem with it I will put it up. Its just keeping it from peeling any more. And at least I come forward about it, I've got nothing to hide. If you wanna be technical, any of your sticks with rattle can be tossed.
dgambill85
Banned User
This is true, I just learned actually tonight. Wow, now I'm in a predicament. After that last post I posted it sounds like there's no grey area but I damned sure ain't tossing my juggy out due to a foam rattle. My bad.
Camp
Giving Bitches Complexes
second2noone
Active Member
ok, who cares then. Not that important. So bring out your "special bats too"
oh, my bad. i missed the small print at the bottom of the rules that says "if it's a small tourney disregard all of the above"
no. we almost played in the one yesterday but too many players had other plans.
^ ^ ^ this. when we point it out and we're within our rights to do so according to the rules either put the bat aside or take off the tape. simple solution.
Yeah so put up any bat you have that has a rattle
i'll be sure to do that when i have one with a rattle.
AJ22
Super Moderator
oh, my bad. i missed the small print at the bottom of the rules that says "if it's a small tourney disregard all of the above"
I never said you were wrong doing what you did ..
But 'some' can just look the other way and pick a bigger battle worth a little more. There are guys out there who literally do not know what they are swinging (sounds like this may be the case here). And there are guys out there who know and don't give a crap as they will do anything to win a t-shirt.
As I said, 'some' can pick other battles ...