Iluvblue wrote:I am so not politically correct that I have to be really careful nowadays to not say what i really think in many cases.
Go look at the fortune cookie thing right now with Jeremy Lin. I think it is damn funny, but yet some fool will probably lose his job over it because you cant say or think anything that is not PC.
But I dont see how ANYONE can possibly defend what this guy did. Are my kids traumatized? Uhmmm , NO. But that isnt the point. If some gang banger was in the parking lot changing and his ass was hanging out, you'd blast him. The reasons the guy was changing and was butt naked does not matter. The restroom was a much more appropriate place... PERIOD.
If the coach was doing the same thing, youd say that was uncalled for.
If a gang banger had his as* hanging out in the parking lot, that is called 'stealing a car' in 'business casual' ... Not getting changed for a game ...
If a coach changes in the restroom and his trousers get wet, he just looks like some water spilled out of the cooler when he was carrying it ... If an Umpire shows up with wet trousers he looks like a slob ... But, as you point out, also looks bad if he has his pants around his ankles in the parking lot ... With a few minutes in between games, often there is no time to get to a more appropriate place to change gear before the next game ...
I did not see anywhere in the OP that this guy was 'butt naked' ... I was under the impression that he was getting changed in the parking lot like MANY Blues do and his cheeks were sticking out of his skivvies ... I don't think I'm defending as much as I am explaining ...
Iluvblue, remember please that I see this from many angles as a Coach, Umpire, Father and fan ... I believe you have mentioned that you had Umpired in the past ... Where did you get changed back in the day ? ...
At my old HS I let the Umpires change in the equiptment room if they wanted to, but they often had their gear in their cars ... At my new school, we have a press box were they can get changed if they want to ...