The Running Lane

[tcblue13]

Video of an out call at first for violating the running lane and the mess that follows

Umpires leave the field

If this was your game, what would you have done?


Warning****
There is some profane language.

[mo99]

I would have given another beer to the idiot in the white pajama shorts.

[LIIRISHMAN]

Without getting in to the call itself. I would be telling #23 and #7 their night is over as far as this game is concerned. Terrible job by the blue in handling the aftermath. I've seen bar brawls better officiated.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by LIIRISHMAN

Without getting in to the call itself. I would be telling #23 and #7 their night is over as far as this game is concerned. Terrible job by the blue in handling the aftermath. I've seen bar brawls better officiated.

With all due respect, I don't see a "blue" on the field.

[Ed Maeder]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

With all due respect, I don't see a "blue" on the field.

I'll second that!

[Dakota]

How many times is a link to this clip going to be posted?

[SC Ump]

Originally Posted by tcblue13

If this was your game, what would you have done?

In the link noted:

(1) I hope I would have called the BR out for being out of the lane and interferring with F3 receiving the catch. (In slow-mo, for several strides, the BR's right foot seemed to be on the foul line and the left foot in fair territory.)

(2) I would have "forced" the arguing team to only have their coach discuss the play with me. At one point the PU seemed to be discussing it with seven players at once.

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The link supplied had references to videos for Part-2 and Part-3 of the same incident. A few items I found interesting were:

(A) Players apparently walking away from umpires as they are getting in their trucks, shouting back for them (umpires) to just shut-up and drive home. (Why were the umpires still yelling at players walking away? I like players walking away.)

(B) Players commenting that the umpires never ejected anyone, they just walked off the field.

And my favorite ....
(c) Coach noting, after the umpires had left, "I protest that call. He never called 'Dead ball'. He never called 'Dead ball'. He called 'Time out'."