A First Time for Everything

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Originally Posted by scarolinablue

Then, the catcher rolls over the runner (they were still tangled up on the ground) and shoves him back down - BING! EJ #2, and here come the benches. I backed up and got out my card to begin writing down numbers.

To their credit, the coaching staffs for both teams did a good job keeping things from escalating into a full-blown melee. Neither me from behind the dirt circle nor my partner who had moved between the mound and home saw any other punches thrown or wrestling matches ensue, so we only had the two protagonists to dump. The catcher's coach wanted to suggest his guy was totally innocent - hogwash.

I've never been involved with a bench-clearing fight myself, but doesn't 3-3-1q (and it's penalty) state we have to eject any player that leaves the bench in these situations? In fact, 3.3.1OO states "once [a player leaves] their positions and [advances] toward the fight, they were in violation of the rule."