What would you do?

[GaryBarrentine]

14U Rec. Ball

Watching my oldest DD's game, PU calls runner on opposing team out on Look Back Volilation. Both opposing team base coaches argue the call, PU calmly explains the call for about 1-2 mins. Next inning PU calls runner at 2nd out for leaving before the pitch. 3rd base coach goes nuts and again argues the call, but calms down enought to not get tossed. On his was back to the 3rd base coaches box for thier half next inning this coach says something to PU, PU tosses him.

In this league, getting tossed means a 2 game suspention, and a probationary period that lasts the rest of the current season and the next season, if you are awarded a team. If you are tossed during the probation period you will not be allowed to coach another team in the league. There is a course of redress, but I am not sure how it works.

Found out a few days later that this coach has a DD playing on my middle DD's team. In our converstion he mentions that he was the coach that was ejected, and the umpire was an idiot. He also stated he had contacted the head of the rec. department and was not going to have to serve the suspention or the probation period.

In my opinion the umpire was not an idiot, and got the calls spot on and after hearing the comment the coach made as well as another comment the coach made to both the PU and BU that I did not see, if I had been on the field I would have ejected him too. I am upset that this league would not support this umpire and allow this coach to get by with his actions.

As an fellow umpire would you write a letter to the recreation head to this effect or would you just forget about it.

Sorry, I had to vent on this!!!

GaryB