Thread: The Joys of JV
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Old Wed Mar 07, 2018, 09:47am
IRISHMAFIA IRISHMAFIA is offline
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Originally Posted by Mountaincoach View Post
I've been on the receiving end and the giving end of the miracle called stepping off base intentionally. If I ever had an opposing coach go ballistic on me for stepping off the base, I'd probably go to the PU and explain that I tried to do the right thing but they don't want it in a loud enough voice that the parents behind the screen heard me. And then everybody there could possibly be late for school or work the next day.
Why? The PU shouldn't care. For that matter, I'm not comfortable in these "good hearted" coaches putting the umpire in the middle.

Just play the ball game.
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