Immediate (?) dead ball

[FUBLUE]

That's a tough call...reminds me of my coaching days.

Similar situation...but tying run is on 3rd. Top 7, 2 outs, R1 at 3B, R2 at 1B. High pop up to "the bermuda triangle" between F3, F4 and F9. Would have been great play for anyone to catch it. IMHO, F9 had best chance at it. F3 collides with R2 about 10 feet off of base...actually pushes her down. Ball hits ground, F9 takes 3-4 steps, picks up the ball and is throwing to home (why not second, have no idea) when BU (from behind, literally about 20 feet behind 3B) calls interference. Game over. BTW, R1 had already crossed the plate and was in the dugout when he called interference.

I, in being my humble self, told him what I thought of his call because:

1. He had not angle on the call.
2. He waited WAY too long to call it.
3. He made the mistake of telling me he wasn't playing extra innings for a second game today.

He ejected me, but after his little dance, I informed him that the game was over, I couldn't be ejected...and he turned and walked away.

He ejected me the next game...and I deserved that one. (But we did get to go home early since we were already down 20 in the second inning).

Long story short, call what you see, call it and sell it. Even if you're wrong, sell it and sell it big. And he didn't sell it..it was the weakest interference call I have ever seen... (Image a mumbled "dead ball, interefence, batter out"--that's what he said--with arms raised about to the beltline)

[Edited by FUBLUE on Jun 30th, 2004 at 11:52 AM]