"'Scuse me while I whip this out..."

[aceholleran]

Highly contentious game last night, ended up going an extra frame.

Yes, it's LL softbawl and Mgr. Sh&tferbrains has his tool in a minor uproar the whole game over opposing pitcher's general motion. I am BU; 2-gentleman crew. Pard and I agree after SFB's first complaint that F1's delivery is fine and dandy. She doesn't change it for the remainder of the game. I won't bore you with the skinny.

Per usual, I hightail it out to RF between innings. I see SFB and pard have another couple of conversations during the game.

In top of extra frame, SFB is 3B coacher. He's making a big canzad of watching F1 on every pitch. After one pitch, he starts waving his arms, making gesticulations that, IMHO, are showing up me 'n' pard. So I saunter over.

"That's an illegal pitch," says SFB, in none-too-sibilant tones.

"You are incorrect. Now let's get off this whole thing. Just drop it," I admonish.

Then he reaches into the back pocket of his TrashMart 18-pocket cargo shorts. I see the turquoise cover of the LL rule book begin to emerge.

"DON'T DO IT," keens SFB's assistant. "What he said," I add. Cooler heads then prevailed.

What do you guys have on using the book?

I understand a guy leafing through it in the dugout, but displaying it on the field in such a fashion is babbling I shall not brook.

Your thoughts welcomed.

Ace Holleran