yesterdays first game. Me and pard have good pregame, cover mechanics and such. 14U travel team tourney, I got bases. Home F1 is in a groove, PU calls time, tells him to tuck in shirt, shirt won't stay in the back(too short). Nobodys complaining bout it, cept pard...whatever. Then a batter in the box has the front of his shirt out. PU tells him to tuck it in so he can see where his belt it to call a proper strike zone. Now I'm thinking "is this for real??"
Now we be motoring along, V ties it up top 7. H comes up, one out kid gets a single. THEN, F1 goes to his mouth on the rubber, PU "thats a balk". V manager comes out arguing not that it is not a balk, but that F1 has a cut on his lip?? Pard sells the call and kid hits single, game over.
After game, I am at picnic bench with a couple of the tourney directors munching on FREE BBQ and here cometh some parents, rule book in hand. AWWWW not now!!!! They start laying into one of the directors(thank God, not me)After the , "well, what are ya gonna do?" He pops off, "Explain this to your manager, or take over for him!" I about choke on my lunch while trying not to laugh....well handled, I thought....
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