Rough game at the office

[ZebraStripes]

3BC is HC, doesn't like an out call at the plate, comes and argues it, and I reluctantly agree that I will check with my partner to see if he has anything to add. Partner has nothing (the tag was away from him anyway) so I signal out, I clean the plate and he then comes back up and says "throw me out so I don't have to cuss you" get back in your dugout coach, "throw me out so I don't have to cuss you" get back in your dugout coach, "throw me out so I don't have to cuss you" get back in your dugout coach, "throw me out so I don't have to cuss you" here's your warning coach, "throw me out so I don't have to cuss you" and I toss him.  He then gets right in my face "I'm not done with you yet punk".  He continued his diatribe about never having seen that in all his years of coaching.  TD threw a fan out during this as well.  And the coach had the nerve to ask if he was going to have to miss a game during their next tournament.

 

Also tossed an assistant from the other team for pointing and yelling at a 12U pitcher who was in his opinion, "staring down his player" who had just lined out at the pitcher.  I thought the kid was staring him down but I expect more from the 1BC on the field.  

Should have also gotten the now acting head coach of the other team, who came running across the field towards the first base coach but I went to try to diffuse the 1BC, who upon being ordered to the dugout wouldn't go 3 times and was tossed.

 

This was all in the same inning 

 

prior to 2 weeks ago, I had never had a baseball ejection...now I have 3

[PonyUmpire]

Sounds like a tough day. First things first, you shouldn't have gone for help on the play at the plate. It's your call all the way, and it creates a really bad aesthetic when you go to your partner who's across the field. When he tells you "throw me out so I don't have to cuss you out", he's threatening you. Run him immediately (he was asking to go anyway).

As for the other 2 ejections, do you think you could describe the situation in more detail? What did the AC say to the pitcher?

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[aiber]

Don't ask for help. The first time the HC asked to be ejected you should've done it. After the ejection, did your partner come over to help?

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[ZebraStripes]

4 hours ago, PonyUmpire said:

 

Sounds like a tough day. First things first, you shouldn't have gone for help on the play at the plate. It's your call all the way, and it creates a really bad aesthetic when you go to your partner who's across the field. When he tells you "throw me out so I don't have to cuss you out", he's threatening you. Run him immediately (he was asking to go anyway).

 

As for the other 2 ejections, do you think you could describe the situation in more detail? What did the AC say to the pitcher?

 

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Throw me out was after I went to him.  Partner had told them in pregame that we would get together if they had a question on a call.  Not something I would have done otherwise.  The HC was standing off to my side when he was telling me to eject him.  Low voice but some of the fans behind the plate did hear it.  Once he had the one punk sentence, he started back towards the dugout, then stopped and yelled.  Went and got something out of the dugout and as he reached the gate, yelled again.

 

I don't recall what the coach was yelling, sensory overload at that point between coach, coach and player, partner was heading off the other coach.  I was putting the coach in the dugout to try to calm the situation, to which he would not go, so on the third time, and after a warning I tossed him.  I'm sure there was things that I could have done better, but I'm not sure that either ejection was truly avoidable.

[PonyUmpire]

15 minutes ago, ZebraStripes said:

Throw me out was after I went to him.  Partner had told them in pregame that we would get together if they had a question on a call.  Not something I would have done otherwise.  The HC was standing off to my side when he was telling me to eject him.  Low voice but some of the fans behind the plate did hear it.  Once he had the one punk sentence, he started back towards the dugout, then stopped and yelled.  Went and got something out of the dugout and as he reached the gate, yelled again.

 

I don't recall what the coach was yelling, sensory overload at that point between coach, coach and player, partner was heading off the other coach.  I was putting the coach in the dugout to try to calm the situation, to which he would not go, so on the third time, and after a warning I tossed him.  I'm sure there was things that I could have done better, but I'm not sure that either ejection was truly avoidable.

1.) Your partner is an idiot.

2.) You still shouldn't have gotten help.  Don't try to rationalize it.

3.) It doesn't matter if nobody can hear it.  If the coach threatens you, he's done.

 

The second situation is tough, and I can't say I would have handled it better.  Something to think about, however, is that if the pitcher really is staring the kid down, tell the AC that you will handle the situation instead.  Going after a coach who is defending his player is only going to inflame the situation.

[Cajunyankee]

Throw me out.....Nope

Throw me out.....Nope

Throw me out.....Nope

Don't boss me....

[jjb]

In Texas, it's 110 degrees: I gotta stay, you gotta stay.....

[blue23ll]

Sounds like a bit of tension at the ball park. I once tossed 8 players in one game. 

[stl_ump]

15 hours ago, blue23ll said:

Sounds like a bit of tension at the ball park. I once tossed 8 players in one game. 

We only need to get rid of two bodies and then it's a forfeit.

[udbrky]

What if they have 16 players?

[stl_ump]

1 minute ago, udbrky said:

What if they have 16 players?

2 ejections = 1 forfeit

[udbrky]

I was not aware of that.

[stl_ump]

Just now, udbrky said:

I was not aware of that.

That our local park rules.  Works pretty well.  Happens very rarely.

[udbrky]

Just now, stl_ump said:

That our local park rules.  Works pretty well.  Happens very rarely.

Ah, that is why I was not aware of it.

[blue23ll]

That sounds like a slow pitch rec league rule. In the game I had 8 ejections, it was between two teams. 

[Replacematt]

2 hours ago, blue23ll said:

That sounds like a slow pitch rec league rule. In the game I had 8 ejections, it was between two teams. 

The most I've had between two teams was four. Four for one, zero for the other.