[wadeintothem]

I've finished up with the league I umped last year and this year and began working with another league in a dif. county.

After 4 games, 2nd game with this coach he filed a protest on the following grounds (he told me during the game he was protesting):

1. I provided a warning to a coach who was excessively complaining about balls and strikes (this coach was NOT on his team, it was the other team)

2. He appealed on a missed base, which I ruled against. She touched the base. His angle at 3B did not give him the proper view at the 1B side of home plate where her foot hit.

3. On a passed ball his catcher and I had a minor collision as she was coming up from behind me after chasing the ball - she was trying to make like a diving tag at home plate(I was trying to get out of the way but lost track of the ball as it rolled all over) - he wanted umpire interference.

3. (this is what really ticked him off- but he was a jerk the whole game) - On a play at home plate, his runner collided with the catcher who had the ball - she was standing up. I ruled her out for interference. (tag was late - she would have been safe). Incidentally, He had to take her out of the game for injury due to that play.

4. His batter hit the ball with a foot on home plate. She was out at 1B by the play by the BU (not close and not contested by him) - I had already ruled her out by signal for the foot on plate.

The coach refuses to play games if I ump - My UIC is reworking the sched... Not a good start to this league. I dont know how it will turn out but I explained my rationale about everything to the UIC who supports my rulings... but there is still a coach making waves, even in the wrong.

ASA 12U


[Edited by wadeintothem on May 18th, 2004 at 08:55 PM]