Bush League but it almost happened last night

[thumpferee]

I remember this being brought up a year or so ago. Ever since then I been waiting for this to happen in one of my games. I look for it, so it will be hard to get this one over on me. And as soon as play is live again, both runners are out and the coach is going to the bus. IMO the coach would be held liable. Ejecting the players for doing what a coach told them to do is extreme. If the players did it themselves, the coach should still be held responsible.JMO

[Manny A]

Originally Posted by thumpferee

Ejecting the players for doing what a coach told them to do is extreme.

Yeah, if they were 10U or 12U, perhaps. But high school and college players? They should know better, and they deserve the ramifications of their willingness to essentially cheat.

[thumpferee]

Originally Posted by Manny A

Yeah, if they were 10U or 12U, perhaps. But high school and college players? They should know better, and they deserve the ramifications of their willingness to essentially cheat.

I agree with college players, but IMO, they are less likely to cheat in this manner. Most HS kids are 15-16 yrs old, so I hold most of the blame on the coach. I'm just not going to punish a kid for doing what he was told or allowed to do.

[CT1]

Originally Posted by thumpferee

I'm just not going to punish a kid for doing what he was told or allowed to do.

Really? Coach tells his SS to always fake a tag on a hit & run. You don't warn him & award R1 a base? What if he does it a second time?

HS players are intelligent enough to remember which base they started on. If they switch, it's on them as much as on their coach.