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Sit 1) Top of the 1st, Questionable strikes at the low point of the knee and the catcher is dropping his glove. Every pitch then is scraped on the ground or dropped… I ball pitches and the coach starts getting on my case… Stuff like… Hey Billy (catcher) where was that one? Looking good? Aww. Come on. Hey Blue! Where was that one? All from the dugout.
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At this point, a good stare (mask on) into the dugout would be the correct thing to do (otherwise known as burning the dugout). It's not rabbit ears anymore when they start with "Hey Blue....". Now they are inviting you in!
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Sit 2) My partner on the 3rd base side of the diamond with a R1, double play ball hit to shortstop… Runs over the bag – three feet prior to the runner getting there. Legal slide, no popup but the Shortstop trips over the legs of the runner. NO interference – totally legal slide and just a “trip”. Base umpire calls runner safe due to shortstop never reaching the bag. Then coach goes out to him to argue… From the bench and the stands (they are behind one another)… “that was a rule change! Four years ago! That should have been two! Your are the worst f*cking umpires I have ever seen! We should all just go home!”. Coach returns and we have R1 and R2 now…
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If that crap ("Your are the worst f*cking umpires I have ever seen!") came from the dugout, you should have been dumping people right then and there. If it came from the stands, leave it alone.
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Sit 3) Catcher still dropping pitches & missing pitches… From the dugout in the 4th inning… “Call it both ways! Come on now”… Lets Go!....
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Well, you didn't stop the BS before,
now they are accusing you of cheating. Time to dump someone!
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Sit 4) Catcher in the 5th Inning starts signaling his coach where pitches are and now he holds the glove for a good second on pitches that I have balled. We are talking two balls off the inside corner… Now when the coach asks his catcher… He just shrugs his shoulders…
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Again, you didn't take care of business before so it's just getting worse!
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Sit 5) Check Swing on a Bunt… Batter attempts and moves towards the pitcher – similar to a drag bunt… But at the last second swings the bat along the ground and moves 2-3 feet out of the box… I give a strong – yes he went! And all heck breaks loose… The coach now is screaming that the call was horrible and that I need to get some help… Called strike – no help is EVER given, but I honestly thought he went… Then my partner says, well you cant appeal a bunt… and throws me under the bus.
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I'm confused about your partner throwing you under the bus, did you go for help or did he just shout that out?
Seriously, you need to take care of this BS early and let them know that you will not allow arguing on balls and strikes. All the good instructors tell you not to have rabbit ears but these turkeys invited you into the dugout as I said before.
After "burning the dugout", the next directed comment or coach's comment would require an unmasked visit: "Listen gentlemen/coach, we are not going there today so let's be done with it,
understood?", then walk back to the plate. After that, who ever starts up is ejecting themselves - plain and simple.
This is a perfect example of letting the BS go too far. Next time, don't let it escalate to this point and you will be fine.
Regards