You Must Be Kidding Me!!!!!!
I just worked an adult SP game (ASA rules) tonight. After the 2nd pitch of the game, visiting team started *****ing. Even their scorekeeper got into it telling me that I was in the wrong position to make a call on a tag play (he was seated in the 1st base dugout!!!).
I gave the entire team a warning that anymore would result in ejections and/or forfeit. About 2 "reasonably" quiet innins later, the coach of the visiting team approached me at the plate & said he felt that I was making calls against them purposefully since I issued the warning....I assured him that I was not. Next play, Catcher (visiting team in field) misses tag on runner coming home, and starts hollering, I let it go (my mistake).....but the next pitch, I call "STRIKE" and catcher (visiting team) turns around and says, "Strike? I thought it hit the plate." :confused: ARE YOU KIDDING ME???? :confused: Comments please. |
thats what beer league is. This is like a "sanitation engineer" complaining he has to work around garbage all day. Thats the job.
whats the prob? |
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I have worked three different men's slow pitch leagues every year for the last eight years. I believe that unless you set the tone early and maybe often you'll here this crap nonstop. Give one or two of these yahoo's the heave-ho and you won't have as many problems. Everywhere I go now they know I am firm but fair. Set your limits and when they get crossed send them packing!
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But I think that is the point which prompted the comment, "ARE YOU KIDDING ME!". :D |
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He questioned your integrity. That's an IMMEDIATE ejection. Bob |
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The only mistake that I see was the ejection/forfeit warning words. i think its best to just say "thats enough", then eject later if needed. The only way a forfeit would be enforced is if that team didnt have enough players left... I may just warn a coach who approaches and quietly makes that"favoritism" comment, but would eject if it was yelled to me. Yes, your integrity was questioned, which is ejectable, but I would rule depending on how he said it= game management is a balance between not being abused while controlling the game..... Any close play at the plate will usually have some comments, depends on what the catcher said...... |
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Thanks for your comments though. |
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"ABSOLUTELY!" |
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