12 y/o EJ'd for MC

[Moriarty_45]

Rec ball using fed rules.

I usually only have 1-2 ejections for the year. I follow the suggestions on this board for writing the EJ report. Facts, keep it short.

Here is my latest.

"#2 of the White Sox ran over the opposing teams catcher on a play at the plate while the catcher was in possession of the baseball. #2 was immediately ejected for malicious contact."

After the game the kid said "I am not used to Rec ball. I usually play travel ball". Someone must of let him get away with MC in a travel tourney somewhere.

[basejester]

Or it could just be he's trying to spin his screw-up as evidence of his superiority. People are bad at accepting responsibility.

[BRUMP]

Or it could just be he's trying to spin his screw-up as evidence of his superiority. People are bad at accepting responsibility.

I agree.

[Dannytheman]

What made it Mallcious? Running over a catcher is not always malicious. I would expand a bit with what else I saw. (Made no attempt to get around. Lowered his shoulder. Directly attempted to blow up the catchers holding the ball, ect,.etc.)

[cyclonehokiece]

What made it Mallcious? Running over a catcher is not always malicious. I would expand a bit with what else I saw. (Made no attempt to get around. Lowered his shoulder. Directly attempted to blow up the catchers holding the ball, ect,.etc.)

+1. While the report should be brief and without unnecessary and unrelated details, it needs to have the all the details in it of why the offense was worthy of an ejection.

[Moriarty_45]

He lowered his shoulder on him. I should have included that in the report.

[Dannytheman]

He lowered his shoulder on him. I should have included that in the report.

Yup. I wasn't being critical at all, just attempting to help. I have umps that work for me and I try to make them learn short yet succinct.

Years ago, I toss an ASSistant coach after the last out of the game. The HC of the team was also a big wig on that leagues board. By the time I sent my written report, the UIC had already heard from the HC/Board member. The HC/Board member complained about me tossing his guy after the game was over. I read my report to the UIC, which said. ASSistant coach called the Plate Ump an asshole for calling that last pitch a strike as PU was walking off the field. The UIC told me the HC/Board member failed to include that information during his phone call.

Suspension upheld.

[mstaylor]

That's why we write reports with all the info.

[renegadewolf]

A lot rec leagues I work that have an MC rule include little details like the runner must attempt to avoid contact (a rather widely misunderstood aspectn it doesn't say no contact, they only need attempt to avoid, even if unsucessful) or if the runner is attempting to dislodge the ball (in the umpires judgement of course) then it is an automatic EJ.

[mstaylor]

Interesting portion you mention in the last sentence. Attempting to dislodge the ball is interference not MC. You can completely avoid the collision but slap his glove to dislodge the ball. That is absolutely interference but not close to MC.

[renegadewolf]

Sorry, didn't have the rules infront of me when i posted it, it's if the runner was not attempting to reach the base but dislodge the ball (ie run the catcher down in hopes he drops the ball)

[Don]

If I read "ran over the opposing team's catcher" I got to go with MC at this age especially. Ran over does not imply he slid into, collided with while trying to avoid or score, etc. Ran over is ran over, why anyone would attempt to defend is beyond me.