Rookie League question

[jwwashburn]

Originally Posted by Ump153

Your lack of understanding of what contstitutes "Rodent behavior" betrays you as a coach, as do many of your posts.





And?



New to the game or new to reading?

I'll repeat, it has been a long standing practice in PRO ball to treat contact at home differently than at any other base. This practice and tradition has been accepted by players, managers, umpires, umpire trainers, umpire supervisors and the rules committee. No amount of whining from an amateur coach is going to change that.

Players at the Rookie leagues are learning how to play as pros. They will also learn how to deal with players like this.

Sorry if they don't perform to your version of baseball.

Now then, in T-ball, you'd be correct.

You could not be more wrong about me...I think you know that and are just saying crap to see if I will get mad.

In a pro game, when was the last time you saw a catcher flattened by a runner going out of his way when there was no play? This is a very uncommon event. I am trying to recall the last time I saw something like the OP.

The OBR gives an umpire the authority to dump a player that does this. There are plenty of Pro umpires who would not do so. I know this. I say they are wrong.

That runner is not playing baseball, he is assaulting the catcher.