Maybe I should have walked him through it........

[BigUmp56]

Originally Posted by waltjp

Coach tells him that it's okay, "Blue is trying to make a statement."

What a nightmare of a game, Walt. I hate-hate-hate doing games for 13 year old players and do my best to avoid them. The players don't know the big diamond well enough to play decent ball, the pitchers can't pitch, and the catchers can't catch. And then top it all off with coaches who don't have a clue yet.


I do think that you might have avoided part of the $h1t storm if you'd have baited the coach that made the above comment into ejecting himself as soon as he said this crap.



Tim.

[waltjp]

Originally Posted by BigUmp56

What a nightmare of a game, Walt. I hate-hate-hate doing games for 13 year old players and do my best to avoid them.

Funny you should say this. During the first game I'm watching and thinking to myself, "This is why I hate 13-year old games."

I was asked to work this tourny and agreed. I didn't have much say in the age groups I worked.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Walt,

This is where you should have taken care of business and possibly set a different tone:

And he does. Ball 2. Now the hands go up and he's stomping around the mound.

Coach tells him that it's okay, "Blue is trying to make a statement."

I've already dumped one coach and I'm not looking for any more trouble. I ignore it.

I don't count the number of players and coaches I run. I run as many as it takes until they get the message that I'm not there to play f***f*** with them. I would have warned the coach that any more histrionics on the part of the pitcher and he would be needing a new pitcher. If that coach wanted to smart off about me making a statement, I would make a statement that he would be going along with his pitcher. Just my fabulous opinion.

[waltjp]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

Walt,

This is where you should have taken care of business and possibly set a different tone:

And he does. Ball 2. Now the hands go up and he's stomping around the mound.

Coach tells him that it's okay, "Blue is trying to make a statement."

I've already dumped one coach and I'm not looking for any more trouble. I ignore it.

I don't count the number of players and coaches I run. I run as many as it takes until they get the message that I'm not there to play f***f*** with them. I would have warned the coach that any more histrionics on the part of the pitcher and he would be needing a new pitcher. If that coach wanted to smart off about me making a statement, I would make a statement that he would be going along with his pitcher. Just my fabulous opinion.

Steve,

Looking back it's hard to say you'd be wrong if I followed this approach.