[DeputyUICHousto]

Calling league slow pitch last Monday. Runners on 1st and 3rd with one out. Fly ball out to right field. Right fielder had the ball hit him in the chest then hits his glove and pops up into the air. He finally lunges forward and catches the ball. I'm BU and button hook inside to see tag up. Runner on 1st leaves on first contact. After ball is caught and returned to the infield, the 1st baseman is yelling for the ball. He gets the ball and say "I want to appeal the runner leaving first base early!". I yell, "Safe" and give the safe signal. He goes ballistic. Other team members also get crazy. They settle down some and the game continues. While this team is preparing to bat the next half inning I'm walking past the dugout and hear him *****ing and complaining. So I call "Time!". I call him out of the dugout in an effort to explain the call to him. I take him farther down the first baseline away from other players. Before I can begin he's already telling me how I screwed up. I just walk away. In the 6th inning he comes to me and puts his arm around me and says "I don't want to argue that call but could you explain it to me?" So I proceed to do so. When I'm done he says, "But the runner must go back and touch the base once the ball is secured by the defender!". I say "No, otherwise the outfielder could 'bobble' the ball all the way into the infield and the runners would not be able to advance."

He then says "No, that would then be an infield fly!". I say "This conversation is over." and walk away.

OMG, my new pet peave is idiots who want to argue a call when they don't even know the damn rule!!!!