dealing with player/coaches in SP leaugue
 

Tonight I had a ball hit to left center field and hits the ground and glove at the same time...while he comes up running with the ball in his glove and players start to walk off they FINALLY notice i have been waiving it off. the Pitcher/coach goes ballistic and can be heard the rest of the inning and in to the next talking about how horrible we are.....I personally regret NOT tossing him now but where do you guys normally draw the line????

thanks in advance for comments and advice

P.S I was the BU and at the call was 15 ft or so behind second base

IF YOU WENT OUT ON THE BALL, I don't see a problem with the call.

However, I don't know why you regret accommodating someone who obviously wasn't happy where he was. BTW, the rest of the inning? No, it stops as soon as it starts.

ASA mechanics just for clarification if you need it. it was a line drive really i was already off the second basemans shoulder. turned with the ball and started making my way too it. oh snap il edit the post my fault I DID NOT TOSS Him

If you went out for the catch, it's your call.

The coach would have been treading on razor-thin ice with me. If he wants to talk about the call, great, we'll talk about the CALL. If he wants to talk about me or my partner as umpires, he can share his thoughts with everyone else in the parking lot.

Remain calm, be firm, and give him enough rope with which to hang himself.

did your partner see your call?

did you signal in any way you were going to take the call? did you turn and show your back, and take a step out, or just open up and pivot? a double call mighta resulted in alotta kvetching if plate didn't see you going out, or realize you were going.

a "no catch" verbal with a wave-off mighta helped play, prolly wouldn't have hurt. but most likely wouldn't quell the complaining anyways.

You're a closet a$$hole, aren't you?



;):D

My partner saw Me verbalizing and waiving off...He did not see the play.

I Completly turned away from the plate and took atleast 2 steps toward the play

it's natural to complain about the call. they want it their way.

it's another thing to complain about YOU, or your partner. particularly since you did everything right by going out to give them the best call.

give them their say, but if the noise continues, possibly a warning to CYA, then lose the noise when you hear it get personal, meaning when you hear foul language or any abuse of using "YOU" or "YOU GUYS" in the yapping.

I agree w/ other posters. lose the noise.

See, THAT would get you tossed! :D

I'm not a closet a-hole. "I'm an a-hole, and I'm proud of it." -Denis Leary.