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I LOVE IT WHEN PEOPLE TELL THE TRUTH I WAS ON THIRD BASE AND I GOT THE GIRL AND SHE TOLD THE UMP SHE WAS SAFE!! BUT THEN SHE SAID I HAVE TO BE HONEST AND SHE WAS OUT!!! WE WON THAT GAME!!! HEHE! 
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Maybe one day my daughter will strike out looking and the ump will ask her whether or not it was a strike. I know what she will tell him and in her mind she won't be telling a lie.
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SfTbAlL_FrEaK8= said:]I LOVE IT WHEN PEOPLE TELL THE TRUTH I WAS ON THIRD BASE AND I GOT THE GIRL AND SHE TOLD THE UMP SHE WAS SAFE!! BUT THEN SHE SAID I HAVE TO BE HONEST AND SHE WAS OUT!!! ?WE WON THAT GAME!!! HEHE!
I remember that. ?You hit the girl on the back of the leg with your glove (ball inside). ?She got to third and the ump asked if you tagged her. ?She was like "No, she missed me!!" ?and then EVERY single girl on our team was like, no she got her. ?And the funny thing was, without even looking at each other, most of us tapped the spot on the back of our leg where you had tagged the girl. ?she just looked at her coach like "What should I do??". ?The ump called her out...like he should have in the first place. Gooood times...good times.
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yep good times good times!! lol=]=]]
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I understand we want our kids to tell the truth. Real question would be, would you lie? ;D ;D
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Let me turn the tables on the coaches and Mother Teresas. This actually happened.
Your batter has two strikes on her from foul balls when the catcher has equipment problems. A couple of minutes pass and the batter steps back into the box. Ump calls the next pitch strike TWO!! Me and my scorekeeper caught it and our batter starts to come back to the dugout when the ump says thats only two. None of the opposing coaches caught it either. What would you do? Would you call time and say, "Hang on, I think my batter is out or do you let her hit strike four" Don't lie now.
Your batter has two strikes on her from foul balls when the catcher has equipment problems. A couple of minutes pass and the batter steps back into the box. Ump calls the next pitch strike TWO!! Me and my scorekeeper caught it and our batter starts to come back to the dugout when the ump says thats only two. None of the opposing coaches caught it either. What would you do? Would you call time and say, "Hang on, I think my batter is out or do you let her hit strike four" Don't lie now.
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we had a strike four, i think it was in teays valley,...you know i have evrything charted and every pitch counted...and then i think we struck a girl out with only 2 strikes...but, i did tell the ump when he asked me (after the other team protested)..so i did tell the truth..good for me
it's funny, but we need to teach our girls how to argue the right way...all girls do is open their mouths in ghastly astonishment and then throw tantrums at their fathers...at least boys argue!
it's funny, but we need to teach our girls how to argue the right way...all girls do is open their mouths in ghastly astonishment and then throw tantrums at their fathers...at least boys argue!
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This is youth sports, right? You can discuss how unprofessional the ump was all you want, but any responsible parent would see the bigger picture here. The question you have to ask yourself is "What is the RIGHT thing to do?"
If, as an adult, you have trouble with that answer, well... you just got your answer. You can paint it any way you want, but a lie is still a lie.
Go thank that umpire for giving your son a great lesson in integrity. I hope that little boy runs for political office when he grows up.
If, as an adult, you have trouble with that answer, well... you just got your answer. You can paint it any way you want, but a lie is still a lie.
Go thank that umpire for giving your son a great lesson in integrity. I hope that little boy runs for political office when he grows up.
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Actually he is mad at himself that he couldn't lie. ?He actually wishes a little that he could have. ?He is also upset that I keep telling him what a good kid he is and that I'm more proud of him for that than starting the rally! ;D ?
He's 15! ;D :-[
Ringer, I wouldn't say anything about the fourth strike unless I was specifically asked. Then I wouldn't lie.
He's 15! ;D :-[
Ringer, I wouldn't say anything about the fourth strike unless I was specifically asked. Then I wouldn't lie.
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You must do the right thing, you tell the ump that is strike three. We are not dealing with a judgement call, it was a correctable error. When you step in to bat you know that you get 3 stikes, your player or team was not short changed. We as parents and coaches must set the example. Listen to your heart, did it say it was right to continue to have her bat, I doubt it.
You must do the right thing, you tell the ump that is strike three. We are not dealing with a judgement call, it was a correctable error. When you step in to bat you know that you get 3 stikes, your player or team was not short changed. We as parents and coaches must set the example. Listen to your heart, did it say it was right to continue to have her bat, I doubt it.
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the truth is always the right thing to do
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I agree that if asked you tell the truth. If not asked why volunteer any information? :-? :-?
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the thuth is always a good thing
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vextreme12 said:
Yes it is, but what would you do? There are missed or blown calls all the time. It's part of the game. I can not believe there is a coach out there that would stop the game and tell the ump that his player missed a base if she came to the dugout after a home run and said, "I totally missed 2nd base." You would be thinking, "I just hope they don't appeal."
You can not lie if asked, but is it dishonest to not volunteer info.
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Lying is never a good thing (spoken like a true parent of 4 teenage daughters) but I WON'T SAY IT WOULDN'T BE TEMPTING! ?I mean, come on, we're only human here! ?Its kind of like going to the bank drive thru to cash your check and getting an extra $500.00 in your envelope...sure the HONEST thing to do is take it back, but would you? (YES, I would!) ?Then, to be asked if I'd volunteer the information willingly.........OH MAN, I'M TORN! ?Its nice when little crazy things happen to benefit a person, or a team, from time to time, but still "Honesty is the best policy". ?
Now, seems like something like this could only happen at a rec or fall ball league, but don't be so quick to assume. ?A situation almost identical to this happened to my dd's team during the Marysville Final Fling tournament. ?The call was made, the parents went nuts, the Ump asked the player for her honesty, and she lied her pants off! ?Its more common than you think!
Now, seems like something like this could only happen at a rec or fall ball league, but don't be so quick to assume. ?A situation almost identical to this happened to my dd's team during the Marysville Final Fling tournament. ?The call was made, the parents went nuts, the Ump asked the player for her honesty, and she lied her pants off! ?Its more common than you think!
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I personally believe that in sports where there is an official on the field, it is not lying to not tell them of a 3rd strike or missed base or whatever. However, in life situations where your integrity or reputation is at stake you should always fess up and pay the consequences. I try very hard as a parent to instill honesty in my children no matter what. It worked pretty easy with my son. My dd was a struggle and I still don't believe her all the time because she didn't always tell the truth when she was younger.
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It's a girl thing, sad627. I feel your pain!
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eatsleepfastpitch said:
I would tell them every time! I once returned jeans to a store that I got on sale. When they gave me the money back it was for the original price of the jeans. I told them that I got them on sale. To me that is stealing!
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sad627 said:
No, charging $80~$100 for a pair of jeans is stealing.
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What the H#$%LL is going on around here? You got me talking about JEANS now?
