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Originally posted by Marty Rogers
Guys:
There was NO complaining, no shouting,
and certainly no losing it.
Why?? Because NO ONE ELSE THERE knew
the ruling (except for me). F2 just
snatched the ball from the fence, threw
to F1, and the game went on.
Maybe the defensive coach knew the rule,
but I doubt it. Soonerfan, I hope you
are exaggerating about the cursing at
the ump. But, when you get an idiot like
that at one of YOUR games, remember your
words here.
And, Bluezebra, pregame ground rules
meeting is primarily to go over unique
characteristics about the field (like
to the left of the light pole is a HR,
to the right is a double; play the oak
tree like a wall). There is no need
(or time) to discuss general book rules.
It is a given that the game is being
ruled by OBR, or FED or whatever code.
And, by the way, runners might NOT advance
one base when the ball gets stuck in
backstop. It depends what happened before that.
Safer to tell them it'll be "book rule" when
the ball is lodged or goes into DBT.
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I agree about the plate meeting being a place for "unique" ground rules and not a rules meeting. The part about a HS or college coach coming unwound is not much of a stretch. You all are right, a bit of a stretch on the HS coaches actions. Although I know a lot of them and know of some cases of their "displays" and they get away with it sine baseball is so important to some AD's. I know college coaches will split in two, you may cost them a game with "we did not cover it at the plate meeting." A lot of coaches in small colleges teach classes as well, however not all of them do. When they coach, they are doing their JOB! How well they do it may depend on how much they get paid, or if they keep the job. If a coach loses a game, an important one at that, and he feel that his job security is in jeopardy you can bet that he will not go alone. Coaches hold grudges, that's why we call them rats, and they can turn on you quickly. I am not saying I will call a game different because I do not want to piss anyone off, I could care less what people say about me. I love baseball and I love to umpire, but while you are on the field your only friends are dressed just like you.