Ejection

[just another ref]

Originally Posted by jicecone

Bad situation any way you look at it, but made even worse by the fact that the ejected player was the cleanup hitter, who we are told had 17 homers to his credit, and was due up 3rd in the top of the 7th

Just like the 17 year old kid that got tassered because he ran accross the MLB baseball field, too bad for him. A good umpire does what he has to, when he has too. I am assuming that because this was a "local quarterfinal playoff game" the the official was one of the better ones, so I 'm not questioning his call.

When I say the situation was made worse because of who the kid was, I was referring to the fan reactions which came afterward. I believe the umpire was unimpressed, and rightfully so, by who the player was.

As to the quality of the crew for the game, I'm told they were the same two guys who had called the previous game at the same school. This is unusual, is it not? In the previous game, (I wasn't there but I hear from a credible source) there was a towering shot which bounced over the fence, which apparently was obvious to a lot of people. After a significant pause, the guy made the round trip signal, which drew the "WHAT???!!!" reaction from the crowd. Plate umpire stepped out and asked if it bounced. Field umpire quickly nodded and signaled two bases.

Draw your own conclusion.