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Originally posted by David B
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Originally posted by DG
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Originally posted by tmp44
15-16 yr olds, FED rules, I'm BU. Team B (visitors) is up 7-2 going into the Bottom of the 5th. Team A has made a comeback and it's now 7-6 with 1 out. Team B brings in a new F1 who on first pitch throws a ball. On the pitch, I was in the C. As the pitcher gets the ball back from the catcher, he looks into the Team A dugout (3rd base line) and yells "Oh so we're going to start talking sh!t now!" I immediately called time and ejected F1. At no time did I hear anything come from Team A's dugout, and there had been no problems before this in the game. Team B HC didn't complain to me directly, but I heard him say later that it was one of the weakest ejections he had ever seen. Did I jump the gun here? If so, what should I have done? For you coaches out there, what would your perspective of this had been if you were 1) Team B coach and 2) Team A coach?
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If it was loud enough for everyone to hear toss him and don't give it another thought.
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As Steve said, this is big boys ball and you let them do some of these things.
There had to be something said to instigate it.
Simply stop it with a warning and play.
I'd hate to be playing in a game with all of the "rabbit ear" umpires I'm reading on this board.
Thanks
David
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This ain't big boy ball, it's 15-16 year olds playing FED rules. These guys are old enough to play JV baseball and would not be allowed to do this in a high school game under FED rules. If they don't know this already they can learn in the summer. The poster said he yelled to the dugout, and I said if if it was loud enough for all to hear toss him. Where does rabbit ears come into play?
I tossed a college player in a college wood bat summer league last summer for saying "you are f**king kidding" after a call I made at 3B (I was BU). This wasn't personal but it was profane. He was the pitcher and it was probably only loud enough for the SS, 3B, 3B coach, and maybe a few in the opposing team's dugout on the 3b side to hear, and me. It was in the 2nd inning of the first game of a DH. When I told the coach what he said all he wanted to know was how long he had to warm up the next pitcher. The coach came out before pregame of the 2nd game and says the guy only pitched a couple innings and he was hoping to use him in the second game but was concerned about that. I am behind the plate for the 2nd game. I told him I was over it soon after it happened and if the pitcher learned anything there should be no problems. He pitched 5 very good innings. Did he learn something? I hope so.
[Edited by DG on Jun 8th, 2005 at 11:41 PM]