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Originally Posted by LIIRISHMAN
You learn something new every day in our line of work. Yesterday I learned that a 26 yr old substitute teacher who is also the Jr High softball coach can cuss with the best of them. Situation Im the base umpire bases loaded ball hit down the left field line in a open field setting, as the ball hits in fair territory runners all score including the B/R. One problem the ball's trajectory took it in to a clearly marked DB area that paralells foul territory. H/P looks at me for help I call out DB and signal 2 bases and place runners at 2nd and 3rd. H/C is coaching 3rd and throws scorebook down to the ground. She comes out to me and tells me she knows softball and her girls all score because the ball went dead after her players crossed plate. My partner is buying her argument. He's a varsity umpire I'm a JV umpire and I tell him privately he's making a mistake but he gives them the H/R. As I'm walking back to 1st base I heard her say he's a God damn idiot. I didn't have the opportunity to ask her who she was referring too as I ejected her 2 seconds after her idiot comment. Could I have handled my partner any differently and ultimately was I correct in awarding a ground rule 2B hit.
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They teach you anything about sentence structure and paragraphs out on the Island?
Only to remind him of the rule when a fair batted ball leaves the field of play in foul territory is a ground rule double REGARDLESS of the location of the runner. If this was the home coach, it is her field and usually control of the ground rules. If another result in this given scenario is desired, she should have presented them at the pre-game plate meeting. If a visiting coach who didn't care for the ground rules, an objection should have been raised during that same meeting.
However, unless there was a predetermined exception to the rule, you got it right, your partner needs to worry about what the book says instead of the coach. Also, throwing the scorebook may have been enough for others to eject. Personally, I probably would have snickered a bit.