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Shilzzz Knoxville Smokies

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weird. maybe the ump felt like fighting and knew who to go after...

 

but seriously, it looks playful - there is no malice in the umpire's throw.

 

still weird though.

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weird. maybe the ump felt like fighting and knew who to go after...

 

but seriously, it looks playful - there is no malice in the umpire's throw.

 

still weird though.

Correct, there's no malice, per se, but there is definitely a blatant disrespect there, and I really hope this gets noticed by league officials. A player doing that to an umpire would result in a suspension for sure (at least, if the ump noticed and made a stink about it), and if there are any rules against general d-baggery, this ump should definitely be held accountable. That's stupid, pointless, rude, and disrespectful.

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I'm not sure how one could say there was no malice and it definitely doesn't look playful. The guy had a look of disgust on his face when he threw that. The ump in question looks like #77, which would be Jim Reynolds. Does he have a history with Barrett? Certainly he's been behind the plate in a Barrett game at some point.
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the strangest part of that video was seeing a catcher get a basehit. haven't seen that in a while...
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Coach C Myrtle Beach Pelicans

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weird. maybe the ump felt like fighting and knew who to go after...

 

but seriously, it looks playful - there is no malice in the umpire's throw.

 

still weird though.

Correct, there's no malice, per se, but there is definitely a blatant disrespect there, and I really hope this gets noticed by league officials. A player doing that to an umpire would result in a suspension for sure (at least, if the ump noticed and made a stink about it), and if there are any rules against general d-baggery, this ump should definitely be held accountable. That's stupid, pointless, rude, and disrespectful.

 

I agree as well. There's plenty of grass behind the umpire, why did the umpire for whatever reason, decides to throw it right towards an area where there are alot of players are located at?

 

Why not toss the gum out by the foul territory, away from the players, like right behind him?

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weird. maybe the ump felt like fighting and knew who to go after...

 

but seriously, it looks playful - there is no malice in the umpire's throw.

 

still weird though.

Correct, there's no malice, per se, but there is definitely a blatant disrespect there, and I really hope this gets noticed by league officials. A player doing that to an umpire would result in a suspension for sure (at least, if the ump noticed and made a stink about it), and if there are any rules against general d-baggery, this ump should definitely be held accountable. That's stupid, pointless, rude, and disrespectful.

 

I agree as well. There's plenty of grass behind the umpire, why did the umpire for whatever reason, decides to throw it right towards an area where there are alot of players are located at?

 

Why not toss the gum out by the foul territory, away from the players, like right behind him?

 

Not sure about the depth perception on that shot. He could have been way far back -- if so, I wouldn't expect him to turn around and throw it toward the foul line (which would also take his eyes off the field, too).

Coach C Myrtle Beach Pelicans

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weird. maybe the ump felt like fighting and knew who to go after...

 

but seriously, it looks playful - there is no malice in the umpire's throw.

 

still weird though.

Correct, there's no malice, per se, but there is definitely a blatant disrespect there, and I really hope this gets noticed by league officials. A player doing that to an umpire would result in a suspension for sure (at least, if the ump noticed and made a stink about it), and if there are any rules against general d-baggery, this ump should definitely be held accountable. That's stupid, pointless, rude, and disrespectful.

 

I agree as well. There's plenty of grass behind the umpire, why did the umpire for whatever reason, decides to throw it right towards an area where there are alot of players are located at?

 

Why not toss the gum out by the foul territory, away from the players, like right behind him?

 

Not sure about the depth perception on that shot. He could have been way far back -- if so, I wouldn't expect him to turn around and throw it toward the foul line (which would also take his eyes off the field, too).

 

Not necessarly. All you have to do is put the gum in between your thumb and your finger, and just flick it away behind you without having to move your head/face/eyes just to see where it goes.

 

Now the depth perception, it can be argued that if the gum truly went past Michael, wouldn't it be safe to say that he would had looked back to see where that gum came from?

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weird. maybe the ump felt like fighting and knew who to go after...

 

but seriously, it looks playful - there is no malice in the umpire's throw.

 

still weird though.

Correct, there's no malice, per se, but there is definitely a blatant disrespect there, and I really hope this gets noticed by league officials. A player doing that to an umpire would result in a suspension for sure (at least, if the ump noticed and made a stink about it), and if there are any rules against general d-baggery, this ump should definitely be held accountable. That's stupid, pointless, rude, and disrespectful.

 

I agree as well. There's plenty of grass behind the umpire, why did the umpire for whatever reason, decides to throw it right towards an area where there are alot of players are located at?

 

Why not toss the gum out by the foul territory, away from the players, like right behind him?

 

Not sure about the depth perception on that shot. He could have been way far back -- if so, I wouldn't expect him to turn around and throw it toward the foul line (which would also take his eyes off the field, too).

 

Not necessarly. All you have to do is put the gum in between your thumb and your finger, and just flick it away behind you without having to move your head/face/eyes just to see where it goes.

 

Now the depth perception, it can be argued that if the gum truly went past Michael, wouldn't it be safe to say that he would had looked back to see where that gum came from?

 

Personally, I wouldn't make any assumptions about it at all. I can't tell what really happened in that shot. I know what it looks like, but as I said the depth perception in some of those shots can be tough to gage.

Shilzzz Knoxville Smokies

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I'm really tired of umpires thinking that they are above the game and demanding respect while not giving out any.

 

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