[Lonewolf986]

Kid was trying to slide, other kid lowered his shoulder and flipped him over (catcher did)...my previous post left out the words "your out fatboy!" The Catcher knew what he was doing, infact he balked I believe by getting OUT of the catchers box and stepping infront of the batter.

In Youth ball, there is no "contact" of that sort. It was clearly listed in the leagues rules. We call it the "MUST SLIDE RULE"

And the catcher was NOT protecting himself, if he wanted to protect himself, he could move out the way and tag him at the same time. In either case, if the catcher WANTED to protect himself, it is foolish to step infront of another player who has a 32inch bat.

I apoligize for the ambiguity

I believe the decision to throw him out was unsportsmanlike conduct, which it clearly was, the coach agreed (the only person on that team to see our point of view, he was calm throughout the game, but just couldn't control his team or fans...)...and so did the league commisioners.

But yes, otherwise, I would agree with you, in the situation where the Runner and Catcher were just doing "thier jobs"

[Edited by Lonewolf986 on Jul 7th, 2003 at 01:27 PM]