Coach runs onto field during live ball

[Robert E. Harrison]

Fed game. 0-0 game in the top of 11th. F1 properly steps off and fakes to 2B. I have nothing as well as my partner. Third base coach runs (in my partner's direction in C crossing the foul line) onto field yelling "That's a Balk!".

Do I warn him, confine him or toss him or just chastise him?


He did apolgize and said that his batter had missed several signs.

[Matt]

Originally Posted by Robert E. Harrison

Fed game. 0-0 game in the top of 11th. F1 properly steps off and fakes to 2B. I have nothing as well as my partner. Third base coach runs (in my partner's direction in C crossing the foul line) onto field yelling "That's a Balk!".

Do I warn him, confine him or toss him or just chastise him?


He did apolgize and said that his batter had missed several signs.

Dump him.

WTF does his batter's incompetence have to do with his inappropriate behavior, anyway?

[rbmartin]

Originally Posted by matt

dump him.

+1

[Ump29]

Totally agree. Dump him.

[Tim C]

"F1 properly steps off and fakes to 2B."

F1 does not need to "step off" to fake to second.

Coach should be ejected for two doses of stupidity.

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by Tim C

F1 does not need to "step off" to fake to second.

Coach should be ejected for two doses of stupidity.

Unless, perhaps, there was no runner on 2nd... ???

[MD Longhorn]

Oh ... and yes - dump that coach.

[Robert E. Harrison]

Originally Posted by MD Longhorn

Unless, perhaps, there was no runner on 2nd... ???

He stepped off, why would I do anything to the pitcher after that?

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by Robert E. Harrison

He stepped off, why would I do anything to the pitcher after that?

I quoted Tim, who said, "F1 does not need to "step off" to fake to second," and my response was to that statement.

[CT1]

See ya. Don't forget your parting gifts on the way out.

[Tim C]

I was really testing to see if you recognized that:

It Is Impossible To Balk To An (Occupied) Second Base.

Tee

;-}

[Publius]

Originally Posted by Robert E. Harrison

He stepped off, why would I do anything to the pitcher after that?

Don't get too pompous. I correctly balked a pitcher last weekend for actions he made after stepping off.

[soundedlikeastrike]

Originally Posted by Robert E. Harrison

Fed game. 0-0 game in the top of 11th. F1 properly steps off and fakes to 2B. I have nothing as well as my partner. Third base coach runs (in my partner's direction in C crossing the foul line) onto field yelling "That's a Balk!".

Do I warn him, confine him or toss him or just chastise him?


He did apolgize and said that his batter had missed several signs.

Was none of the above an option?
Was all that was lacking is the official request for time?
Not the head coach? That does matter in Fed correct?


In other words, would the same discussion starting with, May I have a time out please Mr. Umpire Sir have been okay? If so I've got maybe a chastising?

Or was he totally disrupting playing action and verbally abusing your partner?

[DG]

Originally Posted by Publius

Don't get too pompous. I correctly balked a pitcher last weekend for actions he made after stepping off.

You want to enlighten us on that?

[DG]

Originally Posted by Robert E. Harrison

Fed game. 0-0 game in the top of 11th. F1 properly steps off and fakes to 2B. I have nothing as well as my partner. Third base coach runs (in my partner's direction in C crossing the foul line) onto field yelling "That's a Balk!".

Do I warn him, confine him or toss him or just chastise him?

Depends on the State in which you work. My state wants us to 1) warn 2) restrict 3) eject, unless of course it is one of the 1 or 2 things a coach can do to bypass 1 and 2. This not one of them. If this was an AC toss him and restrict the HC to the dugout. If the HC, put up the big 2 handed stop/warn sign and restrict if necessary.

The two handed stop/warn sign is chastising, so I don't know what else you mean. I am not going to have much of a discussion with him about this.