re: Referee Harassment Bill

A friend is an ump for little league in the area. His son, 17, is doing it as well. The son was umping a game (field ump) for 9 year olds and threw out a parent for cussing out the home plate ump over ball and strike calls. The parent sat in the parking lot and followed this kid to his car after the game. Continued to cuss the kid out and pushed him. Had other parents not pulled this $%^&*() off of him who knows what would have happened.

It all boils down to parents seeing their little kids as future major league contracts and not just enjoying the game.