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Originally Posted by jwwashburn
This happened Sunday.
We had a runner on 1st, 0 out
Grounder to 1B, tags first and throws to second and nails our runner in the back. He whimpers. I am coaching first and yell for him to get to the base...2B tags him 5 feet from the base and BU calls him safe and calls time.
I jog out to check on the kid and the BU is hearing all sorts of exasperated hollering from the Defensive team's dugout. After about 90 seconds, I convince the kid that he is ok and when I turn around, BU says I think he should be out. I said, "Nope, too late. You called him safe." I turned around and jogged away and heard him say but, but....I never looked back.
The PU told me a couple of innings later that the BU had thought that the runner was awarded the base because he was hit.   
Joe in Missuri |
Joe,
So, if I'm reading you right, you just wanted to let everyone know that you choose to behave as a rat when you are coaching
freaking 9U games, where you very likely have poorly-trained, inexperienced youth umpires. And that you find some sort of humor in the situation.
Interesting.
JM