I would like to know if I handled the situation the right way, here is how it started from begining to end: I was on my way to the feild to do an 11-12 year old playoff game(2 game elimination tournament) it was the top two seeds playing one of which already had a loss. Usually these games only have one umpire but one of my umpires who is part of my organization had a forfit on the field next to us(no one ever showed up to his game he was supposed to do). So he offered to do the bases and help me do my game. He asked both coaches during the ground rules if they wanted him to do the bases while i did the plate, they both said no i dont mind. So we start the game first inning comes it was a rough inning alot of close calls were made and in my opinion were the right calls. The only call that was really close and coach questioned was a play at the plate the kid slid in feet first right between the catchers legs and the catcher taged him on his chest, kid was safe. After the first inning the score was 3-2. About 2 innings later its a full count to the batter, the pitch comes its a ball while the runner was on his way to first the catchers calls time i grant him which i shouldnt of because the runner didnt touch first yet. The first base coach starts yelling at my partner for me and him granting the catcher time before the runner touched first, I hear the coach say clear as day " u should get your head in the game blue and stop getting on the kids for throwing their equipment (i should also add 2 kids in earlier innings got warning for throwing their helmet and bat at the dugout) right after the coach says that i give him a warning right after i give him the warning he throws his hands at me, sort of like oh please and that he was disgusted with the warning and he was trying to tell me screw you blue, so i threw him out parents were very rowdy coaches starting getting loud since it was a close game and he was very loud and screaming I said to myself it was a close game and i had to keep it in order. Then in the next inning a double play ball gets hit they get him at second but it was a close play at first my partner called him safe i hear the coach who i ejected earlier scream from the stands that was a horrible call blue i then call time and tell one of the coaches from his team to get him out of sight i wanted him out of the field complex the man was getting very rowdy i felt it would escalade to somethin bigger. He then screams out "I am reporting you to the league you have no right to do this". The game then continues everything went pertty good the rest of the game i didnt have one complaint about my strike zone the whole game, the only close call was the play at the plate which i explained earlier. After the game i hear that same coach come back in the dugout who i threw out and tell us you both called a horrible game now keep in mind his team won. I also have 2 parents of the losing team come up to me and my partner and tell us that was the worst game i have ever seen 2 umpires call, the best part about this is the two parents who are telling us we are horrible are saying why does one umpire stay on the first base foul line with no one on and between first and second leaning more toward 2nd base with a man on first. The two parents where complete idiots, the way some of the coaches and parents handled themselves over a 11-12 year old game was a comlete disgrace. Oh i forgot to add one kid was also throw out for throwing his equipment twice the first time in which he was given a warning and after he was thrown out a parent comes up to me and ask me is that rule how you throw a kid out for that or do you just feel like throwing him out, all the parents were extrememly nasty during and after the game. I also get looked at by coaches as a young umpire who doesnt know what he is doing and wont eject anyone no matter what the coach says or does(i am 17 years old and also look alot younger than my age which doesnt do me any good this is also my 3rd year umpiring) all i want to know is if I handled it the right way or how would any of guys handle a situation like this , thanks
PS: i also couldnt forfit the game if things got out of control i was told by my head umpire not to forfit the game i wrote about this in an earlier post
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