John Tumpane

[Edgy MD]

Let's have a day for the hero ump.

“No one wants to help me,” she repeated. “Just let me go.” “No, we’re here to help you.” “You’ll forget me tomorrow.” “I’ll never forget you,” he said. “You can have my promise on that.”

[metirish]

Amazing story , I hope this person gets the help needed.

[Edgy MD]

Yeah, depression and related mental illnesses are a long road that unfortunately transcends the drama of a single event, but hopefully forward from here.

[Guest cooby]

Really great story.

So sad that people feel that despondent. I guess the fact she did it in plain sight of others was a good sign that she wanted to be helped.

[Lefty Specialist]

Wow. He risked his own life there. I would imagine umpiring a game after that would be a little surreal.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Cheers to Blue.

[Edgy MD]

A fitting successor to Steve Palermo.

I guess umpires can tend to feel like the authority-on-the-spot in an emergency situation like that.

Handsome devil too. Who says nobody loves the ump?

[MFS62]

Nice to cheer an umpire for a change.
Later

[Frayed Knot]

If she had slipped out of his grasp would Tumpane have been charged with a blown save?

[Edgy MD]

Boooo!!!

[Guest themetfairy]

Frayed Knot wrote: If she had slipped out of his grasp would Tumpane have been charged with a blown save?

I'm ashamed to have literally LOL'd over that.

[Lefty Specialist]

Frayed Knot wrote: If she had slipped out of his grasp would Tumpane have been charged with a blown save?

You are SO ejected.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Frayed Knot wrote: If she had slipped out of his grasp would Tumpane have been charged with a blown save?

[Frayed Knot]

What, too soon?

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Oh, no. JUST on the edge. On the black, you could say.