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Originally posted by mcrowder
...if you KNOW a pitcher threw at a batter intentionally, she's gone. No warning necessary....
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This season: Two large high schools playing. They have a history of being big rivals. Visitors batting in the fifth and a very smooth game up until now. A fan from home yells, "Next one's coming at your head." I'm not sure I hear it right but on the next pitch he yells, "Watch your knee, this ones coming right at it."
I call time and go to home team coach to instruct her that she must have her Athletic Director and/or security to have this stopped because we will not have it. She seems very put out that I have stopped the game for this and sarcastically instructs the announcer to announce, "People in the stands are only allowed to say nice things." The announcer makes the announcement with as much sarcasm as the coach put in her request. The crowd had a nice laugh at my expense and I said nothing. (Hey, as long as the threats stop, I am fine.)
I get back in and call play ball. Very first pitch, boom, it hits the batter square in the back. I immediately eject the pitcher. The coach comes out to argue and within 15 seconds yells, "Well if that's your call, you can throw my *** out, too, because you're f****** sorry." (I calmly said, "okay" and she walked off the field.)
The reason I mention this is that I was later instructed by my league office that I should not have ejected the pitcher until I had first "officially" warned her. They overturned the ejection of the pitcher. The ejection of the coach stood.