[WinterWillie]

Last nights game was a NFHS state tournament qualifier under the lights AFTER a mens slow pitch game- batter boxes and catcher box markings were non-existent. The hometeam coach had ALL his batters position themselves way up front of plate and then had his catcher set up so close to the visitors batter that she was virtually picking the ball out of the zone. Do you realize how difficult this can be to call during the day- nevermind under the lights? My first call of obstruction brought his (hometeam coach) wrath and complaint that the visitors batter were standing to far back in the nonexistent batter boxes. So much for fairplay. In the next inning on a play at second base, the visitors B/R beat the throw and jammed her leg in to the bag so hard that she lay prone, motionless with such a serious injury that she needed to helped off field- the hometeam coach wanted her called out on the play because the BU hadn't called time since he didn't realize the extent of the injury. And that's OK- but this bimbo is chirping about it in my ear the next inning and still wants her called out. The bottom line is its a jungle out there beware those manipulative coaches who are just waiting to pounce on you! (Incidentally, I shut him up on the out call by telling him I called time which he must not have heard even though he was standing only ten feet away from me)