YES
NO
Official orders you to turn the music down during
the warm-up for what appears to be no reason.
No other official has done so. Do you...
Turn
the music down
Ask why
Leave
the music alone
Additional Comments, Why?
This
next occasion comes from experience on both sides of
the ball as several announcers have talked about
this over the years, but this was also heard from a
referee who was doing his first game.
YES
NO
Nod
approvingly and then do your normal announcing
Talk to
the other official and let him/her know about their
partner
Tell
the new official that you know what you're doing
Additional Comments, Why?
This
next one applies to hockey announcers and this
actually happened to a veteran announcer just a few
weeks ago. You
have announced for a league for three years, having
the league and most of its teams ask you to announce
all kinds of events for them. During one game,
Phillips Academy is leading 7-1 over Estacada.
Only the rear linesman is back as the referee was
caught behind the other goal as Phillips Academy's
leading scorer Eric Penn picks up the puck in his
own zone and the speedy center skates across the red
line all alone. He fakes out the goalie and
slides the puck into an empty net. You, as the
music person as well, sound the goal horn and the
celebration commences. However, being excited
over the nice move, you started the horn just before
the linesman called the goal. Following the
referee's report to the box for the goal, he is
pulled aside by the linesman who was not making the
goal call and had nothing to do with the play.
The linesman informs the referee that the music was
started a little too early. You know both the
referee and the linesman who called the goal who
didn't have any objection until the second linesman
said something. Do you...
YES
NO
Tell
the referee that the linesman should worry about his
own officiating
Do
nothing and confront the linesman after the game
Report
the linesman to his association president, who loves
your job
Play
the goal horn as soon as you see the puck enter the
net no matter what happens
Additional Comments, Why?
During
the course of the game, the umpire leaves the field
and approaches the pressbox regarding the music you
are playing. For this situation, we'll go with
family-friendly, stadium-style music.
It's a championship
game and you're starting to get into the later
innings. The fans are having a lot of fun,
clapping, singing and having a jolly good time.
Your music ceases as the batter reaches the dirt
around the plate and is not interfering with the
game. The umpire turns to you in the sixth
inning and says, "No more music," however does not
give you a reason as to why. Do you...
YES
NO
Do what
the umpire says because he's the umpire
Confront the umpire to get his reasoning
Confront the umpire to request he asks the coaches
for their thoughts
Announce the umpire's request to the crowd
Additional Comments, Why?
In this
situation you are announcing for a professional
baseball team.
The manager of the
visiting team is having problems with the home plate
umpires' calls during the course of the game.
Twice, he's left the dugout and confronted the
umpire on his calls but the third time is the charm.
The manager is thrown out and puts on a show that
would make John McEnroe stand and applaud. As
the manager is leaving the field, do you...
YES
NO
Announce to the crowd the ejection
Announce the manager's name when/if you announce the
ejection
Additional Comments, Why?Editor's Note: This question was posed
during a game in 1998 as the announcer did announce
the ejection of a manager. After a little more
research into this, he was the only announcer found
to have done so even though the crowd response isn't
what you would think it should be. Also note,
baseball is the only sport in which ejections aren't
announced on a regular basis which is why we used
baseball in this situation
