Ever Umpired a Beat-Down Like This? 45-0!

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Originally Posted by billken

What if it wasn't?

Fine. I'll bite.

Originally Posted by billken

Do you expand the strike zone? If so, how much?

As I mentioned, this has been hashed over several times here in my memory. For the most part, umpires will expand.

Originally Posted by billken

Do you initiate a conference with the winning coach and suggest bunting?

You have no authority to suggest anything to a coach, especially something to this regard. How he coaches his team is no business to you.

Originally Posted by billken

Do you stay out of it and just mop up the mess when kids start getting beaned and all hell breaks loose?

This is your best option. If hell breaks loose, deal with it.

Originally Posted by billken

Can you invoke the "travesty of the game" clause and end it when everyone has had enough?

I'll stick with my original answer: No.