Umpire

the rest of his life in hiding with a one million dollar bounty on his head from the mod. What if the play on the court is fair, but the people refereeing the outcome are not. Fans watch games and a lot of the time do not agree with a call from an umpire. Some might yell at him to “get a pair of glasses!” Or other rants trying to express their frustration with the call. But is it the referee deliberately a making bad call, probably not. As fans, people need to believe that the individuals…

She disagrees. The umpire however says otherwise. “Serena yells, ‘Come on!’ thinking she has hit an irretrievable winner. The umpire . . . rules correctly that Serena, by shouting interfered with Stosur’s concentration (32).” The angers Williams feels is something only a small glimpse into the struggle of black people. When we…

Cats VS Crows 53 thousand middle aged drunk blokes jumping out of their seats howling at the umpires to give the boys a free. This is the atmosphere that I am most familiar with. Usually the winter weekends begin with an hour long train ride into the city along with the agonising hope that the train will go express to Adelaide. “Ding”, a rush of red, blue and yellow rush out the doors. My dad and I squeeze through the electric crowds on the way to the oval, it is difficult not to smile with…

example of one of those rules is that they can now call for an instant reply when challenging a call. That slows down the pace of the game big time. Instead of just dealing with the cards your delt now you may slow the game by 10 - 15 mins so the umpires can watch a video of what they just saw in their own eyes. Part of the game is the human aspect of the officials. They make mistakes sometimes and that's just part of the game but now they are taking that part of the game…

Each lawyer is constantly strategizing and fighting under immense pressure, asking and answering one question after another in attempt to win the case. In tennis, each player gets their own side of the court, just like a lawyer in a court room. The umpire of the tennis match watches from their chair, like a judge would sit behind the bench, watching over the court hearing. They both enforces the rules, to ensure that the match/case is played in a fair spirit. The jury and linesmen play a similar…

“The Abuse of Female Workers (1836)”, wrote about the women being restricted to a schedule that had to be followed everyday. From the time they ate to the time they slept was thoroughly planned out. They were expected to work 18 hours daily, in an umpire atmosphere. After working, an average of six women were put into a room consisting of only three beds, leaving no privacy. It was almost impossible for children and women to live peaceful unhindered…

Claudia Rankine’s book, Citizen: An American Lyric, touches on current and past issues in the world today. One of the topics she discusses is discrimination. The book is different from other books that are introduced in schools such as, To Kill A Mockingbird and Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. Rankine deals with being a citizen in a world where people are worried if they will make it home alive. A citizen is one who is a member of a state or country. The title, Citizen: An American Lyric”…

organising events myself for the entire unit. During school I am currently participating in my Sports Leaders Award, which is something I hope to continue into the Sixth Form, I have also qualified as both a Rounders Young Leader and a Preliminary Rounders Umpire. I also attend Senior Choir and I hope to continue attending in Sixth…

I’ve been a lifelong fan of the Chicago Cubs. I’ve been to their games, watched them on television, talked about it with friends, and once, even paid attention to individuals statistics. However, it’s the same thing every year with them. They lose, and we say next year. They lose constantly, and we say next year. Except, this year was different. The sports announcers predicted it, and I believed it. The Cubs are going to win the World Series this year, no doubt. It was about time! I had been…

When I look back I see times when I could’ve made a better choice and other times that I wouldn’t change a bit. Playing softball with MJBSA is a choice I wouldn’t want to change. I’ll admit there were times when I wished the umpires had a better understanding of the rules or the other team would tone down the drama but overall MJBSA and my coaches did a great job. It is through softball that I saw my parent’s dedication. Softball also strengthened my relationship with my family. At my games, my…