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Well, you asked for it.
I wasn't there, but apparently there were a couple of bangers in the field and one of the parents on the team that the call went against decided to come onto the field and threaten bodily harm against the umpires after the game was over. After finally getting this guy off the field, both umpires (naturally) decide to leave via the other gate. What does this guy do? As though he hadn't made enough of an *** out of himself, he walks around to the other side dugout and starts making threats yet again.
Now the other teams fans start getting into it with this guy and eventually a fight starts in the stands. Luckily by then the umpires were long gone. This is MACHINE PITCH, fellas! So they call the cops to help break things up.
Then the next night, something similar happens and the cops have to be called AGAIN. This time the cops drive right up next to the dugout and this quickly puts everything to an end. Amazing.
This is all tournament ball and we all know tournament directors aren't the type to turn down an entry fee. Most places people conduct themselves fairly well, but as more teams get involved in these tournaments from "outlying" areas that this type of behavior is generally accepted, these type situations are just going to get worse.
Then there was the tournament before where a woman (I call her a 'woman', but she was cussing like a sailor AROUND HER KIDS before the game) was trashing talking the other team's pitcher. This is 13/14 year olds.
This type stuff is why I told our supervisor I need a break from calling games. It may be a long one.
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