I posted this on the baseball forum last week, forgot I hadn't posted it here. This story happened in my hometown in the league I umpire for. I was at another diamond this night but saw the flashing lights on my way home and stopped to see what had happened. This is a community of about 1800 people and this was after a 10U baseball game.

http://www.pekintimes.com/articles/2...news/news5.txt

-Josh

Yeah, it can. I was out of town this weekend, working a few games. On one of the other fields, a fan threatened to meet the PU in the parking lot & kill him - after he had made a second call the fan didn't like. The fan was taken away by the local cops & it will go from there.

I'd like to have seen a "no games or fields or coaches" injunction when released on bail.

I believe the park district will be banning him for life from all park properties and events from those involved that I've talked with.

-Josh

And look what happened in a baseball tournament last week in northern Ohio

http://www.newsnet5.com/news/4687573/detail.html