video says it all

[Manny A]

Originally Posted by Andy

I'm sure there is more to the story....

I will say that I did something similar a few years ago....

HS JV game working solo. In the bottom of the first inning, home team has batted through their lineup twice and is starting the third time through. We are at approx batter number 20 for the half inning.

Two outs, batter hits a ground ball to F4, who fields and bobbles the ball, then throws to first. The runner was perhaps a step beyond the bag and I called her out. The first base coach started to protest, then realized the situation and calmly returned to his dugout.....

You were lucky.

The lesson learned from this current incident is pretty sobering. Always give it your best, because you just never know who's out there taking video of your game. This was likely a HS game with very few fans in the stands, but that should not matter. Virtually everyone nowadays carries a smartphone with them, and they could easily record something you do on the field for the sake of wanting to end a lopsided game, and make it go viral.

And it's not just calls we make. It's actions when we think nobody's paying attention to us. If you're the type person who feels compelled to laugh and cut-up and physically touch female players in the dugout during equipment checks (and, Yes, I have seen it!), or virtually strips naked in the parking lot when suiting up prior to or changing after the game, or you have a tendency to grab your crotch while standing there between innings, you may end up seeing yourself in those extremely compromising positions later on the internet. Nothing is really private anymore. So don't set yourself up.