LBR and Site Admin Issues

[Andy]

Cecil gave the right answer to your first question - somebody needs to be watching the runners on base between batters. As PU, stay where you are when the play is completed, wait for your partner to return to position, then return behind the plate. I always tell my partners to make eye contact with me when ready so that we both do not have our backs to the players at the same time.

As far as the second question - I would definitely report the site administrators actions to whoever you file your game report with. The site administrator is there to deal with issues outside the field, not contribute to them. A quiet reminder to the site adminstrator wouldn't hurt, either.

[SC Ump]

There is one field I'm at frequently that has a concession stand right behind the plate, with the second story being the scorer's area. Quite often the scorer will complain about things including pitches. (Amazing that he can tell they're too low when he is 20 feet off the ground.)

He thinks he is doing play-by-play, announcing the count, stating things like "good play by the pitcher from either team" and of course announcing each batter by name. He is always professional on the mike, but likes to fuss otherwise. When he's not on the mike, I just consider him another fan and ignore him.