elares

I once suggested to the coach that he needed to start sending Thank You cards to the other crews that have been giving him gifts all year

It's almost as if there is an unwritten rule for LL on TV. No matter how obvious the participant action is a violation of the rulebook, no ejections unless pre-approved by Williamsport.

Thank you for sharing your wisdom here. I have learned a lot from your posts

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Oh yes I have. I have condidered it and I have been one. I know why I was too severe early and every year I've softened and un-assholed. The last few years I've been downright folksy and agreeable.

The pressure I get to make the "expected call" instead calling what I see is half the issue making me want to quit. The other part is pressure to "not see" things like improper baseballs and participants out of the dugouts. I believe the right thing to do is call what you see. My problem is that I'm running out of organizations in my search for one that will support me and I'm getting tired of being called an asshole.

I wish I had heard that sage advice LONG ago

B/R @ 1B R1 @ 2B R2 is out R3 @ 3B

I am not eager to penalize. I'm just trying to find my way. Thanks for replying.

If that pitcher pitches when the batter is not ready, he has committed a Quick Pitch and should be penalized appropriately. If I stop that pitch, I have denied the offensive team the benefit of that penalty. Given that, why should I stop that pitcher from pitching?

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Got some! Thank you @wolfe_man

I wear bifocals all day, every day. I had them made with the line between close view and far view because this reduces the area that is just fuzzy with the "progressive" (no-line) type bifocal lenses I also had them make the lower portion small and very low to maximize the distance view area. I don't need much lens area to see lineup cards.

Good EJ. I hope some league official sits that manager down and explains the problem they are having getting officials, and ties that problem to poor adult behavior. About the quick pitch... The penalty for quick pitch in Little League is a ball to the battter. Make the call, charge the penalty. In the Little League (Majors, 12u) division, the pitcher is not required to pause. If the batter is not "reasonably set" (LL 8.05(e)), that is a quick pitch. I have given up on talking to pitchers and managers and coaches about waiting. I have had great success getting them to wait for the batter after they have been charged the penalty once or twice.

My situation handling improved greatly when I embraced the concept that there is no requirement for the manager/coach to AGREE with me. Now I listen to his point, restate the facts("runner was tagged before he acquired the base"), reiterate the call("that's an out"), end the conversation.