2 + 1

[cyclone]

1st game of a DH, travel teams (13/14YO)  at a local city park both teams having some good players.  2 man crew and I’m in the bucket.  Plate meeting  goes as planned with home team Mgr. apologizing for not having field lined from bases to the poles.  “Not a problem coach, we can handle it,”  I state, “Let’s get started”.

Well apparently He couldn’t handle it.  In the top of the second with bases loaded the batter hits a banana curve looper to right.  I line up and watch the ball hit solidly between the bag and the pole on what would have been the line had it been there. It rolls to the far right field fence.   I indicate fair and shortly afterwards the HT Mgr is screaming “foul”!  Partner turns to look at me and sees that I’m still pointing fair and play continues, the BR cleaning off the bases with a triple.  Mgr bursts through gate, “Coach we discussed this at the pla…”…   “ You’re pathetic!” screams he.  “You’re…..”  “You’re gone coach.”  So he rants and raves and carries on as my partner comes in for the sweep and leads him out the gate. 

The game proceeds without any more theatrics and is a decent ball game.  Home team loses by a couple..

As my partner and I are heading for the gate, the HT AC walks by and says  “You guys are really terrible, you suck” …..”and you’re gone too sir.”  To which he states “You can’t toss me, the game is over.”  “You’ve been tossed sir”.

Well, guess who shows up for the start of game #2..Yep, HTAC comes onto the field and stands staring…Partner now has the bucket and asks me what to do.  Do your plate meeting Carl and then tell the Mgr and acting Mgr that we don’t start until Coach EJ is gone.  Partner does, coach refused to leave and coaches daddy, who is a big shot for the LL complex where the game was held, steps in.  (note: I did not know these relationships at the time.) 

I’m on the phone with my assigner, who also happens to be a state trooper,  explaining the sitch.  I ask coach EJ’s daddy if he is a member of the coaching staff for that team.  Nope, “Sir, you must leave the field so we can start this game.”  He refuses, I toss him..Assigner calls in the troops and rolls a unit to the park.  EJ’d parties leave, game starts everything runs smoothly.  The home team kids actually win their second game without the drama kings..

 

AC who was tossed is in his mid to late 30’s, His dad, late 50’s..

Mgr tossed also in his mid to late 30's.  All old enough to know better..

[JaxRolo]

Benefits of an LE Assignor.

[alan2703]

You can carry over an ejection to second game of double dip, how sweet is that

[maven]

= 3.

Was the thread title an arithmetic question? "Ask the math guy"?

[cyclone]

You can carry over an ejection to second game of double dip, how sweet is that

Of course, just because the game is over does not make it open season on umpires..

[cyclone]

= 3.

Was the thread title an arithmetic question? "Ask the math guy"?

2 coaches, 1 knucklehead..

[alan2703]

The one league I work in by rule ejections are for that game,if it is a doubleheader it is a clean slate no carry over of ejection to game 2

[webspinnre]

There's no automatic 1 game suspension following an ejection? That's pretty common procedure around here.

[Umpirechick1]

That was awesome.  Not the coach behavior, of course, but the fact that you handled it swiftly and quickly.  Maybe next time he'll get the fields lined.  They probably would've behaved badly over something else though.