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Originally Posted by Justme
In a situation like this I would not have called the runner out. Since you did, you should have expected the coach to go 'postal'. Baseball is a game of emotions and sometimes they get out of control. Remember, the coaches and the fans see the plays with their hearts and we see the plays with our eyes.
I had a play at home the other day (HS varsity) where the runner stepped on F2's foot, which was on the plate. The defense appealed saying that the runner didn't touch the plate. I called him safe. I could have called him out but then I would have been tossing some coaches too.
Also, it's always the umpire's fault that they lost the game, especially in a close 8 run game  |
The problem isn't the "tossing some coaches." I'm always for a good ejection story. The problem is -- how can one be 100% sure that the runner's foot DIDN'T touch the base, especially, in Nick's case, when he's in the middle of the diamond? If the runner beat the throw back, call him safe.