Fun with Scorekeeper

[MD Longhorn]

Sigh. (And for those that read the Home Book is Official thread ... same scorekeeper).

Bases loaded, I am BU. After 2 pitches to the batter, I hear scorekeeper yell time. Unfortunately, my partner calls time and walks over to her. They speak for about 15-20 seconds and I seem my partner point to the coach and start to head back to the plate. She goes to coach and coach calls time, wants to protest batting out of order.

I come in close enough to hear, and to make sure partner is only having to talk to one person. They get near the fence and start looking at the book. Partner seems a little flummoxed, so I ask the girl on 1st to turn around so I can see her number, and then I look at the batter. I ask the huddle - Is #11 listed directly after #6? Someone says yes, I tell partner, "We're good, let's play." I turn around, get back to C ... and they are still talking.

20-30 more seconds and I walk back over, wondering why we're not playing. Scorekeeper is now the loudest of the bunch, as I approach she starts asking why #3 isn't on third, where is #3, etc. I say, "Ma'am, it doesn't matter - but she IS on third. [Partners name], let's play, we're good here. Now she's yelling, "OK, well where's number 10 then? She should be on 2nd." As I'm walking away I say "I don't care - play ball." "Well you don't have to be rude... and you SHOULD care!"

Luckily, 3BCoach is a board member ... I'm PRAYING he addresses this. Partner and I talked and he KNEW not to talk to her at all, but wanted to be "the nice guy" as it was his first time on this field (not is first time anywhere - he's been calling a while, and I'd work with him anytime despite this little issue).

I so wanted to say, "Apparently I DO have to be rude, because you won't shut your mouth otherwise." But I was wise enough to only think it. I did notice after the next walk that it was, indeed, #10 who was on 2nd base afterall.