Yet another blow up

[DG]

According to the writeup Thom, the base umpire forfeited the game. I thought forfeits were the duty of the plate umpire.

If a player picked up a returned ball and threw it at Rich, why did the article not mention the chargess that should surely follow.

And lastly, if I had this situation, and got to my car realizing I still had basesballs, they would go into my trunk with the rest of my gear and later be donated to a friend who has a young kid who plays ball.