Plate Ump hit by pitch on purpose

[tcblue13]

Originally Posted by BlitzkriegBob

Actually, the investigation was done by Tim Robison, the AD of the offending team. A little further down in the article you can read...

"Because the umpires did not eject anyone, it's up to the school administrators to decide what action to take," said Searcy, who oversees softball for the IHSAA.

And Mike is probably right (as usual) about the umpire possibly not even submitting a report about the incident. I umpire IHSAA and we are only required to submit an Unsportsmanlike Conduct Report of explanation concerning:

1. Any student-athlete or coach who is ejected from the contest and the reason.

2. Any coach who displays unsportsmanlike conduct requiring the assessment of a penalty.

I'll probably get to see Julie Johnson sometime this summer and I hope I remember to ask her about this incident.

I'm neither jumping on Mike nor disagreeing with him. I think we both would agee that there is more here than meets the eye (or the OP link)
If you do get more info on the incident, I would like to know the particulars, especially the rationale in meting out the punishment because 2 innings (IMHO) seems a bit lax for something like this in which an AD found player culpability.

Mike,
If you felt like I was jumping on you I am sorry for giving that impression. I was just discussing the topic with you. If I led others to believe that I was jumping on you, I am sorry for that as well.
Charlie

[BlitzkriegBob]

Charlie,

I wasn't implying that you were jumping on Mike. I should apologize for making you feel as though you needed to apologize. I'm truly sorry for my poorly worded post!!

And yes, I definitely believe there is more to this story than was reported. I work in the Fort Wayne area so I never see any Indy area schools unless they happen to come up here for a tournament. Therefore I don't know anything about Indian Creek.

[tcblue13]

Originally Posted by BlitzkriegBob

Charlie,

I wasn't implying that you were jumping on Mike. I should apologize for making you feel as though you needed to apologize. I'm truly sorry for my poorly worded post!!

And yes, I definitely believe there is more to this story than was reported. I work in the Fort Wayne area so I never see any Indy area schools unless they happen to come up here for a tournament. Therefore I don't know anything about Indian Creek.

Bob

No problem. I am around cynical people a lot. Sometimes I just forget to take the filters off.
Charlie

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by tcblue13

Mike,
If you felt like I was jumping on you I am sorry for giving that impression. I was just discussing the topic with you. If I led others to believe that I was jumping on you, I am sorry for that as well.
Charlie

Your apology is unnecessary. I am simply trying to point out to those who questioned the umpire's lack of action on the spot that maybe the umpire did not feel it was intentional. After all, he was there, we were not.

[CecilOne]

Originally Posted by tcblue13

I can't imagine that the state association would investigate and not speak to the umpires but it is possible.

Are you sure?

[UmpireErnie]

Originally Posted by tcblue13

I can't imagine that the state association would investigate and not speak to the umpires but it is possible.

I can imagine it. A few years ago working a men’s SP game I called a ball hit deep down 1B line fair. At the completion of play the outfielder comes running in going bezerkers.. I figured out between explicatives, F-bombs, and colorful comments regarding my habits and ancestry that this gentleman (I use the term very loosely here) disagreed with my judgment and believed the ball was foul.

I thanked him for his comments and bid him a pleasant evening. Unfortunately, after the ejection I learned that his team had no subs. So I bid everyone a pleasant evening as the ball game was now over. I turned and started walking off the field when a softball whistled past my head and hit the fence right next to me. Yes, our subject gentleman outfielder had retrieved the ball and hurled it at the back of my head, thank goodness without great accuracy. I turned to find him charging at me full speed. Fortunately two players from the other team (who’s dugout I was exiting through) stepped in his path. I turned and walked out as there was no reason to stay.

My partner and I both went to his car and sat down and wrote up reports to the league. Incredibly I was never called by the league. I don’t to this day know what happened to the player.