Overturning your partner (again)

[akalsey]

All-star play started today in our Little League district so I stopped by to watch the opening game at a local field. I saw two things that dumbfounded me.

R2, batter hits a comebacker and the pitcher has trouble with it. Once the pitcher get the ball, he throws to F3 for a close play. R2 moves to third and the BU is standing about where F6 should be when he calls BR out.

The ball is returned to the pitcher and as he's starting his windup, the third base coach comes charging down the line toward the PU while yelling "time" two or three times. The plate ump grants time and coach says, "F3 pulled his foot, go tell your partner." The umps confer near the mound and then the PU yells into the dugout, "tell that runner to go back to 1st." The runner returns to base, the out is erased, and the game resumes.

What does the coach think he's doing telling the PU to set his partner straight? What does the PU think he's doing reversing the call of his partner? If both umps saw the play at 1B, who was supposed to be watching R2 and the possible play at third?

The kicker? I was watching the play at 1B. F3 didn't pull his foot. The BU made the right call (from a terrible angle).

The other thing that happened was on a popup near the plate the PU yanked off his mask with his right hand, nearly dropped it and caught it by the strap as it fell. He almost lost some teeth while signaling the out.