[LIUmp]

Holy crap it happened again...so now I have to ask.

Bases loaded, 3 man system. PONY 16U championship game. I'm 1U, in B, behind F4 about 6 feet and over her left shoulder - I'm about half way between first and second. She's playing average depth.

All of a sudden, DC yells out, "Time! Hey can you back up please!" I think he's talking to his F7.

DC: "Give her room, you're making her nervous! You've gotta back up!"

At this point I realize he's yelling at me. I remove my sunglasses and start to walk toward the dugout.

"What?" I'm dumbfounded. He repeats his plea for me to back up. The F4 says, "blue, you're fine. Don't worry about it."

I take a step back. "is this okay for you fielder?"

"Yes, fine. Don't worry about it. You're not even close to me."

PU says play.

DC screams, "Time! Blue move back! You're on top of my player!"

F4 says, "Dad, it's okay. I told him he's fine!"

DC says, no, you let me handle this! I don't want him that close!"

PU now approaches and tells him that this is the proper position for PONY - behind fielder, within an arm's reach. (Though I moved back further than that after his first complaint.)

Me: "Fielder, I don't want your coach to get any more annoyed with you or I. I will back up to make peace."

F4: "sorry blue, it's my dad."


Guess where I positioned myself for the rest of the game when this F4 was in the field and I needed to be in B?


At the edge of the outfield grass (of a slowpitch field) about 50 feet behind her. Hey, if I miss a call because I'm too far away.....

Now, my question....have you ever had this?