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Originally Posted by azgreg
I know this is an old thread (I'm sorry), but a situation happened to me tonight. I'm a rookie ump in city league SP. A little background: This was the 3rd game tonight that I umpd for this team (end of season tourny and this is the championship game and about 11:15 at night). This guy is the pitcher of the game and he has voiced his disgruntlement (real word?) of some of my ball/strick calls. Two innings prior I call him out on a obstruction call (he hit the first baseman's glove knocking the ball free) while reaching first base. Last inning of the game he hits and I call him out at first on a bang/bang play. On his way back in my direction he yelled he was safe and I informed him it was that close (two fingers close together on my left hand). As he passes me he lets me and everyone in the park know about my intelegence level and something about my sexual involvement with my mother. I eject him and he comes after me. The first baseman and first base coach hold him back (just inches from me) and he spits right in my face (I'm glad I wear glasses). I didn't respond, didn't do anything but step back, wipe off my glasses, and wipe off my face. As I left the field I told the league official what he did and contemplated pressing charges (I'm not going to). Has this happened to anybody else and if so what did you do?
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As CNB has mentioned, your call on knocking the ball out of the glove should have been "interference," not "obstruction."
Why are you not going to press charges? I would do it in a heartbeat. Are you going to send the message to this guy that what he did is okay? Are you going to let him do this to future umpires? He deserves to feel the repercussions of his actions, IMO.