MC Ejection

[renegadewolf]

The ejection itself was pretty routine, 1 Top of 2, R1, 1 out. Junior level (19 year olds). A big hit out to center left R1 decides he is gonna try to stretch it for the run, ball is on it's way in as the runner rounds towards home.  The catcher fields the ball about 10 feet infront of the plate and move in for the very easy tag as the runner is still another 10-15 feet up the line.  Runner doesn't slow down, doesn't try to avoid and doesn't slide, however does bring his arms up as he is baout to bang into the catcher.  It isn't a massive hit by any means, Call the out, make sure no one is hurt, call the EJ.  Now it gets fun, VTHC comes out to talk

 

HC: Blue he can't block the plate like that

me: he had the ball coach, he can't block if he doesn't have the ball, he had the ball and was trying to get the out

HC: But he was blocking the runners path

me: Tagging the runner is kinda his job coach

HC Well where was my guy suppose to go?

me: Anywhere but straight into the catcher with his arms up coach

HC Well if he tries to run around him he'll be out for being off the baseline

me: But he wouldn't have been ejected, besides he could have turned around and tried to get back to 3

HC: I still say he's not allowed to block the plate like that

me  Sorry coach, now let's play ball

[Jocko]

:shakehead:

[JaxRolo]

Easy one!

[Stan W.]

I often wonder if coaches ever realize that their comments in arguments reveal how very little they know about the rules.............

[Mad Mike]

Exactly, I don't think they really "think it through" at times. I had a runner slide into home legally. The catcher was standing right in front of the plate. The throw was not even close to being fielded by the catcher as it was just hitting the cutoff man. As you can imagine, the catcher gets contacted on the slide and wiped out. Coach complains, "Why is he (runner) allowed to take my catcher out?". I explain to him him that his catcher was not in the immediate act of fielding the ball, the slide was legal, and the catcher should not have been standing in front of the plate where he would get wiped out. He looks down at the plate, turns and walks away without so much as a whisper. Kind of a priceless reaction.....

[Pete Peterson Sr]

" Tagging the runner is kinda his job coach ".... 

[BT_Blue]

" Tagging the runner is kinda his job coach ".... 

Totally using this next chance I get!

[Ump29]

" Tagging the runner is kinda his job coach ".... 

 

Excellent line !!

[TStokes97]

I often wonder if coaches ever realize that their comments in arguments reveal how very little they know about the rules.............

Im not sure if they don't know the rules, i think its more them testing the umpires understanding if the rules in an attempt to exploit any lack of understanding to help their club

[Kevin_K]

 

I often wonder if coaches ever realize that their comments in arguments reveal how very little they know about the rules.............

Im not sure if they don't know the rules, i think its more them testing the umpires understanding if the rules in an attempt to exploit any lack of understanding to help their club

 

 

I don't know that I could give the vast majority of them this much credit. There are some, but they seem few and far between.

[treydawgmt]

I often wonder if coaches ever realize that their comments in arguments reveal how very little they know about the rules.............

Im not sure if they don't know the rules, i think its more them testing the umpires understanding if the rules in an attempt to exploit any lack of understanding to help their club

I don't know that I could give the vast majority of them this much credit. There are some, but they seem few and far between.

I quite concur. Most of these coaches don't know some of the basic "misconceptions of baseball," they really probably aren't testing us.

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[TStokes97]

I often wonder if coaches ever realize that their comments in arguments reveal how very little they know about the rules.............

Im not sure if they don't know the rules, i think its more them testing the umpires understanding if the rules in an attempt to exploit any lack of understanding to help their club

I don't know that I could give the vast majority of them this much credit. There are some, but they seem few and far between. I quite concur. Most of these coaches don't know some of the basic "misconceptions of baseball," they really probably aren't testing us.

Sent from my SCH-I535 using TapatalkYeah I guess most are not, I know a few who do as I chat with them elsewhere and I know their knowledge from those chats, but I guess they are not the majority