Working Alone.. one of those plays

[Stu Clary]

So I'm working a JV game a few years ago. Varsity always has two umpires, JV typically gets one, the exception being cross-town rivalry games. Anyway, R1 at second base, outs don't matter. Ground ball to F6. I clear the catcher, see F6 field the ball...then did the idiotic. Did I "Let the ball take me to the play"? No. Of course not. The Amazing Idiot Umpire looks to 1B. Sure. I mean, that's what the shortstops going to do, right? Throw to first?

I see F3 ready for a throw....and then relax. No throw. Panic! Where's the ball??? I look at 2B. R1 is on her belly, right hand on the bag. F4 has the ball in her glove, resting on the back of R1's wrist. They're both looking at me, waiting for a call.

I did the first thing that came to mind. Overhand sell out.

OC (in 3B coaches box) went bananas. I ended up dumping her - she didn't give me a choice - but I let her get her money's worth first.