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Old Sun Jul 16, 2006, 04:55pm
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So ya had a bad day...

Anybody watching the Braves/Padres game. Quite entertaining. Bruce Dreckman has run Bruce Bochy and bench coach Tony Muser of the Padres, and Jeff Francour and Bobby Cox of the Braves.

If you didn't see it, be sure to watch Sports Center or Baseball Tonight, they'll show it.
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Old Sun Jul 16, 2006, 05:00pm
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Deservedly? Have they been giving him crap, or do we have an OOO?
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Old Sun Jul 16, 2006, 06:10pm
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Dreckman and Hickox screwed up a call big time. Obvious swing by Chipper Jones called a ball by Dreckman, appealed to Hickox at 3rd, who said no swing. Chipper had already started to the Braves dugout, knowing full well it was an obvious attempt (he nearly spun out of his shoes on the check swing attempt). Bochy and the bench justifiably erupted. It was a brutal call. I've never seen a worse 'no swing' call on a check swing.

Dreckman went ballistic, charging the Padres bench. He had his hat in his right hand, his mask in his left. He looked deranged and red-faced, nearly foaming at the mouth and screaming. Then he tossed Bochy with a sweeping left arm (mask in hand). Then Tony Muser got in his face, and he got tossed. Then Bochy got his money's worth, and Dreckman tossed him again. Darling came down to try to keep Bochy away from Dreckman, 'cuz I think Bochy might have decked him if he didn't.

Then the next inning, Francour did not hold up on a check swing for strike 3. Josh Bard, the Padres catcher pulled the ball out of his glove and showed it to Dreckman, who at the same time was signaling "Foul Tip." Francour questioned it, started to walk away, turned back and said something, then said something else, then Bang-Zoom, he gets chucked. Then the ejection leader among active managers came out and argued, threw down his batting order cards, and got tossed for that.

Dreckman had a weird zone the whole day as well. Calling strikes balls, balls strikes, just had a bad day all around.
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Old Sun Jul 16, 2006, 06:18pm
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Well, I didn't have as bad of day, but...

I failed to eat properly pregame or inbetween games, and just totally "bonked" the second game. It was hot, but I think I was just malnourished. Was working the bases, so it didn't help that I was having to run around.

Bad day all around I guess!
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Old Sun Jul 16, 2006, 06:56pm
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I just saw the replay....don't know what the problem was with Franceour....even if it wasn't a foul tip, he definitely didn't check the swing either.

And if you think Bruce had a bad day, check out the Tampa-Anaheim highlights and see what Marty Foster had to deal with.
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Old Sun Jul 16, 2006, 07:37pm
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Actually, I didn't give Bobby Cox proper billing. He is the third most ejected manager in baseball history, just behind John McGraw and Leo Durocher. It's hard to believe he's ahead of immortals like Weaver, Martin, and Pinella.
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Old Sun Jul 16, 2006, 08:39pm
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It was hot
my car said it was 102 degrees before starting the second game of a 1-man double header. i probably shouldnt have even checked that before i headed back to the field.
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Old Sun Jul 16, 2006, 09:12pm
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I was doing the championship game of a AA(double-A) USSSA world series today. One of the coaches was a real prick and saying crap all game (just smart-a$$ stuff that pisses you off). I had finally heard enough about the strike zone in the 4th inning (they were getting beat 10-0...I guess it was my fault), so I told him that enough and I didn't want to hear any more. He ignored me and I said it again. Then he made a hand gesture by putting his hand on his hear being a smart-a$$ and acting like he wasn't hearing me. I dumped him, the crowd went nuts. It was one of those fields were the dads of lil Johnny can get right behind the backstop and act like they are umpires. They were literally screaming at me (nothing derogatory) calling me "Hollywood" and stupid $hit. I just ignored them...team loses 10-2 after 4 innings...1 hr. 10 min. I take it to the house, while the dads of the losing team came up to me when I was walking out telling me how much I sucked and stuff. I ignored them. Now, I know the professional thing to do is ignore the fans at all costs, but I know many guys who at youth stuff like this will actually acknowledge the fans and dump them just like they were coaches. Did I do the right thing by ignoring them? My thinking is if I acknowledge them, it will just get worse.
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Old Sun Jul 16, 2006, 09:15pm
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If you've got fans pulling this crap right behind the backstop you should suspend the game and have the tournament director deal with it. Get their butts moved away from the backstop if they can't act like civilized adults.


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Old Sun Jul 16, 2006, 09:16pm
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I know many guys who at youth stuff like this will actually acknowledge the fans and dump them just like they were coaches. Did I do the right thing by ignoring them? My thinking is if I acknowledge them, it will just get worse.
if they are on the other side of the fence, i do not care who they are, what they are doing, etc...until it becomes a threat to the players or myself. ive read on here and some other forums about fans throwing chairs on the field and stuff like that, which cannot be tolerated. some knucklehead standing behind the dugout saying "that pitch is right there" on every pitch can be ignored. i think you did the right thing.

if you acknowledge them, then they got you. they know you are hearing what they are saying, and they know they are under your skin. you are right in most cases that it will only get worse
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Old Sun Jul 16, 2006, 09:24pm
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I was doing the championship game of a AA(double-A) USSSA world series today. One of the coaches was a real prick and saying crap all game (just smart-a$$ stuff that pisses you off). I had finally heard enough about the strike zone in the 4th inning (they were getting beat 10-0...I guess it was my fault), so I told him that enough and I didn't want to hear any more. He ignored me and I said it again. Then he made a hand gesture by putting his hand on his hear being a smart-a$$ and acting like he wasn't hearing me. I dumped him, the crowd went nuts. It was one of those fields were the dads of lil Johnny can get right behind the backstop and act like they are umpires. They were literally screaming at me (nothing derogatory) calling me "Hollywood" and stupid $hit. I just ignored them...team loses 10-2 after 4 innings...1 hr. 10 min. I take it to the house, while the dads of the losing team came up to me when I was walking out telling me how much I sucked and stuff. I ignored them. Now, I know the professional thing to do is ignore the fans at all costs, but I know many guys who at youth stuff like this will actually acknowledge the fans and dump them just like they were coaches. Did I do the right thing by ignoring them? My thinking is if I acknowledge them, it will just get worse.
If this was a championship game, wasn't there anybody there supervising the game, such as a director? I would not let the daddies stand directly behind the backstop if there were no bleachers there. They can't just stand there and critique your zone all afternoon. They have bleachers available, so that's where I tell them to go. This is my only exception for dealing directly with the fans, when there isn't anyone in charge, and people are standing right behind the backstop being asses when there are no bleachers set up.

You did the right thing by walking past them to your car and not saying anything to them. If you just keep going, they will be less likely to try to follow you to the parking lot. All bets are off if they try that crap.
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if they are on the other side of the fence, i do not care who they are, what they are doing, etc...until it becomes a threat to the players or myself. ive read on here and some other forums about fans throwing chairs on the field and stuff like that, which cannot be tolerated. some knucklehead standing behind the dugout saying "that pitch is right there" on every pitch can be ignored. i think you did the right thing.

if you acknowledge them, then they got you. they know you are hearing what they are saying, and they know they are under your skin. you are right in most cases that it will only get worse
Brian:

I agree with you if the spectators are just being ugly in the stands where they belong. When they stand behind the backstop and start in then it becomes disruptive not only to us, but to the players as well. I'm not talking about a little innocuos comment or two, I'm talking about being seriously abused verbally. Stop the game and get them moved away from the backstop.


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Old Sun Jul 16, 2006, 09:54pm
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I had my bad day earlier in the week. The resulting suspensions are as follows:

Player 1: 1 Game- Ejection in the last 2 innings
1 Game- 2nd ejection of the season
1 Game- Throwing ball out of the field of play.
1 Game- Not leaving field/spectators area immediately
3 Games- Verbal abuse and/or threats off the playing field.
10 Games- Abuse of umpire - intimidation.

Player 2: 1 Game- Ejection in the last 2 innings
1 Game- Not leaving field/spectators area immediately
3 Games- Verbal abuse and/or threats off the playing field

Player 3: 3 Games- Verbal abuse and/or threats off the playing field.
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Old Sun Jul 16, 2006, 10:07pm
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I had my bad day earlier in the week. The resulting suspensions are as follows:

Player 1: 1 Game- Ejection in the last 2 innings
1 Game- 2nd ejection of the season
1 Game- Throwing ball out of the field of play.
1 Game- Not leaving field/spectators area immediately
3 Games- Verbal abuse and/or threats off the playing field.
10 Games- Abuse of umpire - intimidation.

Player 2: 1 Game- Ejection in the last 2 innings
1 Game- Not leaving field/spectators area immediately
3 Games- Verbal abuse and/or threats off the playing field

Player 3: 3 Games- Verbal abuse and/or threats off the playing field.
It sounds like Player 1 was having the big-time bad day!

One question: What is so special about the last 2 innings of a game that warrants a 1 game suspension?
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Old Sun Jul 16, 2006, 10:18pm
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If this was a championship game, wasn't there anybody there supervising the game, such as a director? I would not let the daddies stand directly behind the backstop if there were no bleachers there. They can't just stand there and critique your zone all afternoon. They have bleachers available, so that's where I tell them to go. This is my only exception for dealing directly with the fans, when there isn't anyone in charge, and people are standing right behind the backstop being asses when there are no bleachers set up.

You did the right thing by walking past them to your car and not saying anything to them. If you just keep going, they will be less likely to try to follow you to the parking lot. All bets are off if they try that crap.
There was a director there, but he was not the ideal director and had no balls. There were a couple of ejections and problems with rules throughout the tournament and the dude was nowhere to be found. There were bleachers on each side. Do you think it's best to get them moved from behind the backstop before the game starts? I mean, there are dads with chairs lined up before every game right behind the freakin backstop. This pisses me off and on a few occasions, I haven't ejected, but I have just simply moved them down the base lines because I was fed up with it. They weren't bad until I dumped the coach, and then every strike I called they were screaming bloody murder. I didn't get pissed, I was just laughing under my mask and not acknowledging a thing they said. Sometimes I think this pisses them off more than having them move or ejecting them. I just wish i had a veteran there working with me to see how he would have handled it.
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