Babe Ruth protest

[joemoore]

In our in-house championship game, a player on the losing team is thrown out at 3rd in a rundown and proceeds to throw a tantrum, ending with a helmet projectile from about 15 feet against the back wall of the dugout.

Blues see no evil, hear no evil, speak no ejection.

Next batter (same team) is called out on a borderline pitch argues with PU. Immediate ejection. The fun begins.

All subs have entered the game, the player ejected is a starter, no legal subs remain. Manager of the other team insists this is a forfeit, you can't play with 8 players.

But there is a wrinkle -- the league plays with a free fielding substitution. That is a player not in the lineup can play the field for another player who is in the lineup.

Blues decide to allow the game to continue, with the team taking an out for the ejected player when his turn to bat comes up. Of course, they come back to "win" 4-3.

Game is played under protest, there is no protest committe at the game, there will be a meeting tonight to see how they decide.

I think that since they also have a mandatory play rule, that is each player must bat and play 2 innings, they should use the LL system where the opposing manager chooses a sub to replace the ejected player. My son was on the losing (protesting) team, but who wants to win on a technicality. Had they called it in our favor when it happened (and we were winning) I guess I would feel differently.

Any other people have problem with "special" league rules?