Dumbest Thing a Player/Coach has said

[MD Longhorn]

Had a new one recently. 16U Gold, had a Ray Fosse / Pete Rose reinactment. Called the out and ejected the player. Coach is understandably furious as her catcher is hurt badly. After dealing with the player, she stand up and starts in on me, "You have to prevent that kind of thing!" and some such.

Gee, coach, I'm really sorry your player is hurt, but what did you expect me to do, tackle the runner?

[MNBlue]

Originally Posted by mbcrowder

Had a new one recently. 16U Gold, had a Ray Fosse / Pete Rose reinactment. Called the out and ejected the player. Coach is understandably furious as her catcher is hurt badly. After dealing with the player, she stand up and starts in on me, "You have to prevent that kind of thing!" and some such.

Gee, coach, I'm really sorry your player is hurt, but what did you expect me to do, tackle the runner?

Why is it people think it is our job to prevent players from doing stupid things instead of observing and ruling on those stupid things?

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by MNBlue

Why is it people think it is our job to prevent players from doing stupid things instead of observing and ruling on those stupid things?

Good question. And it's worse at football. "You can't let them keep doing that!!!" "Coach, I've flagged it every time."

[Andy]

Originally Posted by mbcrowder

Had a new one recently. 16U Gold, had a Ray Fosse / Pete Rose reinactment. Called the out and ejected the player. Coach is understandably furious as her catcher is hurt badly. After dealing with the player, she stand up and starts in on me, "You have to prevent that kind of thing!" and some such.

Gee, coach, I'm really sorry your player is hurt, but what did you expect me to do, tackle the runner?

Maybe if you had properly called the dead ball and given the required ejection signal......

[Gulf Coast Blue]

Originally Posted by mbcrowder

Had a new one recently. 16U Gold, had a Ray Fosse / Pete Rose reinactment. Called the out and ejected the player. Coach is understandably furious as her catcher is hurt badly. After dealing with the player, she stand up and starts in on me, "You have to prevent that kind of thing!" and some such.

Gee, coach, I'm really sorry your player is hurt, but what did you expect me to do, tackle the runner?

Yeah.....many years ago a runner overslid the bag........and while on her back kicked at the F4 attempting to make the tag. I called her out and reluctantly tossed her.....it was like a 14U game or so.....I still remember the player....she moved to another ASA district, but was still in our School District......damn fine player.....but her Dad was intense. The other coach was pissed at me.......and I asked him what more did he want me to do. He said I should have prevented it........

Joel

[jwwashburn]

Originally Posted by mbcrowder

Had a new one recently. 16U Gold, had a Ray Fosse / Pete Rose reinactment. Called the out and ejected the player. Coach is understandably furious as her catcher is hurt badly. After dealing with the player, she stand up and starts in on me, "You have to prevent that kind of thing!" and some such.

Gee, coach, I'm really sorry your player is hurt, but what did you expect me to do, tackle the runner?

Here is a tangent....Ray Fosse is the greatest Baseball player to ever come out of Marion HS in Marion, IL....Guess what Federal Prison Pete went to? MARION! LOL

[3afan]

14U rec, just called a BR out on look back rule ...... base coach said "But blue, she just stood there!"

[tcannizzo]

Originally Posted by 3afan

14U rec, just called a BR out on look back rule ...... base coach said "But blue, she just stood there!"

BR LBR???? Uh oh!

[MD Longhorn]

Had one last night that I immediately knew would be added to the list.

Close foul fly ball to left, fielder touches but doesn't catch it - she's got a foot fair and a foot foul, but the ball is clearly foul.

Parent behind me, after yelling at me and not succeeding in getting my attention, explaining what he's upset about to the rest of the fans: "It is illegal for a player to go from fair ground to foul ground to try to catch a ball - if she does so and misses the catch, the penalty is that the ball is ruled fair."

[Tru_in_Blu]

Originally Posted by mbcrowder

"It is illegal for a player to go from fair ground to foul ground to try to catch a ball - if she does so and misses the catch, the penalty is that the ball is ruled fair."

And still they're allowed to become parents.

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by mbcrowder

Had one last night that I immediately knew would be added to the list.

Close foul fly ball to left, fielder touches but doesn't catch it - she's got a foot fair and a foot foul, but the ball is clearly foul.

Parent behind me, after yelling at me and not succeeding in getting my attention, explaining what he's upset about to the rest of the fans: "It is illegal for a player to go from fair ground to foul ground to try to catch a ball - if she does so and misses the catch, the penalty is that the ball is ruled fair."

What was his BAC? Good gracious.

[SE Minnestoa Re]

Heard a male coach yell at a fairly big girl who just got out of the way of an inside pitch "Stay in there and take it--you have enough padding"