Chirping about pitches

[Rattlehead]

It Was a 16u Tourney. I told the coach after the game that he we no longer welcome for the rest of the Tourney, If I saw him he would be removed. TD was in full agreement of this. Coach had already told the parent to go home. He was even considering removing the girl off of the team to punish the parent but, I told him not to punish her, just make sure the parent is being a good sport.

Coach also told me that he always embarasses her with comments to officials.

It all ended very well for the team they ended up winning the tourney.

[CecilOne]

One of my favorite stories happened one day in a 12&U tourney with me as PU. At that field, the benches were up the line a little and so there were spectators sitting on the backstop side of the bench, but not behind the backstop. There was a man sitting there on the 3rd base side, with a 45 degree angle to the pitches who kept saying "strike" before I said "ball" and then "in there" or "no no no". Finally, a pitch was way outside to a RH batter and after him saying "strike", me saying "ball"; he said "I give up". Just then, the catcher turned her head and said "SHUT UP, DAD!"

[SWFLguy]

^^^

I had a similar situation in men's town league baseball
years ago and it was the pitcher that came over and told
his Dad to keep his yap shut !!
Another happened here working a high school softball game
early this past season. Some parent was sitting behind the back stop
and I could hear him telling me to "get BEHIND the catcher so I
could see the pitches better" !! I just let it go and in a short while he
stopped. I think someone informed him about "working the slot" !!