This umpire was calling a game.
The kid at bat had two strikes on him. The pitcher threw a curve ball that looked like it was going to hit the batter but it broke and curved down over the plate for strike three- the ump rang him up.
The kid immediately tapped his helmet like the pros do for an instant replay challenge.
The umpire thought it was extremely disrespectful. He told the coach that he wasn’t going to tolerate any other kids doing that.
He said he’s going to talk to the coaches before the games now because it’s an avenue for kids to argue balls and strikes without voicing they are arguing balls and strikes.
Many people said the umpire was soft. Many said it’s a kids game, let them play and stop whining and man up.
But some said if you give the kid an inch in showing disrespect then it can open the food gates and that he shouldn’t tolerate it and they agreed with him.
Me personally? Im old school. You aren’t going to show me up whether you are the coach or the player. I’d do the same and give a warning to the coach and anyone else doing that afterwards is gone.
What do you think? Do you think the umpire is overreacting like some people said or do you think he’s right in feeling it’s disrespectful?
This umpire confronted some parents that just wouldn’t stop.
He told them to be quiet or he was going to make their team forfeit.
They kept on going so….. he called “ballgame!”
The heckling parents asked him if he felt better and he said “I feel fine, you feel okay?….the game is for your kid……you wanna argue balls and strikes in a little league game? Come on!”
Then one of the parents says “and this guy’s a firefighter who protects your neighborhood!” 😳
Some people feel that maybe that guy’s Captain at the Fire Station needs to know how he’s acting out in public. Others said he should be banned all season. 💯
I can’t stand parents who act like that. I bet those kids were upset they didn’t get to play. The coach of that team should have intervened and got rid of that parent. Now his players paid the price for some “adult” who couldn’t keep his mouth shut.
What would you do? Would you call his work and tell them what he did and how he’s acting? Should he be banned from the park for the rest of the season? How do you think his own kid felt?