Malicious contact

[jmkupka]

ASA, runner bowls over clueless F2 then touches the plate, run scores.

BR blows up F3 when rounding 1B, continues around the bases and crosses the plate. Run scores.

Then ejection.

[teebob21]

Originally Posted by jmkupka

ASA, runner bowls over clueless F2 then touches the plate, run scores.

BR blows up F3 when rounding 1B, continues around the bases and crosses the plate. Run scores.

Then ejection.

I imagine this play somewhat resembles this: http://i.giphy.com/TIKf43cN5FTYQ.gif All sorts of bad stuff, with ejections at the end.

Can I continue this train of thought with a game management question? Would it be appropriate to bring both head coaches together and explain that the ejections will continue until morale sportsmanship improves? I might also warn the offensive HC that should his team pull another stunt like that, he'll be following his players to the parking lot. Not that he would need the warning, but for the benefit of the defensive coach seeing that we are being proactive about an obvious unsportsmanlike play.

Or does bringing the coaches together for a private, stern chat run the risk of escalating the situation by getting them within arm's length of one another?

[jmkupka]

Personally, I wouldn't bring the two together, but rather address each at their respective dugouts.

Most likely, I'll be addressing the OC at the HP area, where I'd probably be while announcing the ejection when she crosses the plate. Any warning of a coach ejection would come right after he attempts to justify his girl's behavior.

Any blanket warning to both teams (again, individually), would be in the vein of diffusing the situation, explaining my decision, and advising them both against any future USC.

But bringing two irate coaches together is a bad idea...

[jmkupka]

In the video, the landing was allowed continue, and then the ejection.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by jmkupka

Personally, I wouldn't bring the two together, but rather address each at their respective dugouts.

Most likely, I'll be addressing the OC at the HP area, where I'd probably be while announcing the ejection when she crosses the plate. Any warning of a coach ejection would come right after he attempts to justify his girl's behavior.

Any blanket warning to both teams (again, individually), would be in the vein of diffusing the situation, explaining my decision, and advising them both against any future USC.

But bringing two irate coaches together is a bad idea...

Not necessarily. If you only need to say something once, there should be no confusion and accusations that the umpire didn't say one thing or another. It is only a bad idea if the umpire is incapable of controlling the meeting.