A Two-fer

[bobbybanaduck]

i'll call the second guy and see what the deal was. knowing what i know of this guy i can pretty much guarantee the coach had either already been dumped or was after the video cut out...

[SanDiegoSteve]

I watched both videos several times just to make sure I took in all the action.

Video #1: I can't believe the PU did not run the pitcher for leaving the mound, making a Capital A out of himself, pointing at the plate and addressing the umpire with total disrespect. The pitch did look pretty good, but that is totally irrelevant as we all miss one once in a while.

The partner was equally bashful. Why is he getting in the middle of the PU's business? "Ok, break it up boys!" What kind of BS is that? Getting the other players away from the confrontation was good, but he should have limited his actions to keeping extra personnel away from the action.

Overall it was horrible game management. I would have run the pitcher by the time he got halfway to the plate and then would have run any coach or manager who dared disagree with that decision.

Video #2: I disagree slightly with Bobby's assessment here. If he was already run, why did the umpire continue to allow a dialog. Once I run someone, they don't follow me around hollering at me, they leave. That is when the partner should step in and escort the ejected coach away from the other umpire. In the first video, the BU came in too soon and butted in where he wasn't asked. In #2 the BU should have herded an ejected coach away. This leads me to believe that the coach had not yet been dumped. JMO.