Ball Intentioanlly Thrown at Me

[wadeintothem]

My first year in mens FP I had the same thing happen to me.. almost exactly, except I also got hit me in the back of the head, darn near knocking me out.. luckily I'm hard headed.

I never take my eye off any player with the ball ever now.. not the catcher retrieving a passed ball, not the right fielder... not anyone.

Thats lesson #1.

Of course he should have been ejected.. but i didnt think quick enough to eject the dude that hit me either.. so thats how it goes.

Many partners are weak. A lot of people in ASA teach umpires to be weak and "keep them in the game" and then there are people just weak in general.

Count it as a lesson learned and forget about the ejection part.. unless it happens again. Now you know.