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?
Some baseball "rules" they never put in the rulebook hit harder than the ones they did
What's the one unwritten rule you learned young that you STILL live by?
Everything new in CFB 27 Dynasty mode:
✅ AD Expectations: every school has its own personality and gives you 3 goals tied to your job security. A 9-win season means very different things at Ohio State vs a rebuild
✅ NIL split into Recruiting (land guys) and Roster (keep guys). Overpay now and that becomes their new floor forever
✅ Facilities: 5 tiers you actually control. Better buildings = faster development and a recruiting edge, but they cost money to maintain
✅ Coaching Carousel got rebuilt: no more offers handed to you. You express interest in up to 6 jobs, and recent success matters way more than coach level now
✅ Coach Mode is finally back: call the plays, make the adjustments, let your players execute
✅ Two new coach archetypes: Visionary and Rainmaker
✅ Dynamic Weather, the Heisman ceremony, 12-team CFP, and Season History going back to 1869
✅ Stadium Builder in Team Builder
It’s just that he’s the worst person to deliver this message. He was making 15 million a year while his players were making “no money” other than the under the table stuff. We all know college rosters shouldn’t be 40 million, but he’s not the guy.
Coach Saban didn’t say anything wrong. And if you are calling him a hypocrite and your only argument is “he paid players but now is mad everyone else is paying players” then you’re either
A. Stupid
B. Ignorant
C. Both
That’s not at all what the problem is…
@MikeStrawMedia Yet, they still can’t find a way to let users to play any game in a season or franchise. It’s not that hard guys, Bill Walsh football has the option in ‘94. Yeah, we can play as mascots!!