Assignor Nightmares

[His High Holiness]

All,

I don't assign anymore but now and then a nightmare comes to my attention that I pass on for your amusement. This one resulted in 4 ejections. The umpires did nothing wrong, other than to be at the wrong game at the wrong time:

FED rules, high school varsity game which is being televised on a local access station.

Top of 7th, home team leading by one run. The visitors lead off the inning with a double to put the tying run at 2nd. As the BU is pivoting in from position A, he notices that the BR missed 1st base, but no one else seems to have noticed. The BU nonchalantly takes position B. The pitcher gets ready to pitch and the home team announcer says over the PA system: "The telecast clearly shows that BR missed 1st base so you might want to appeal.

The pitcher correctly steps off the rubber and makes the proper appeal.

Peter

(One of the ejected was the announcer)