First, I was just a spectator to the below and had no horse in this race.
A particular weak player is known to avoid pressure as much as he can. Too nervous and insecure, even for a 10 year old,. He's also very overweight and very slow (relevance below). He would rather not play the field any more than the minimum, exaggerates injury, etc...anything to get taken out the game when the game is on the line. Other teams have insisted that he plays the minimum, can't skip at-bat without recording an out. Can't handle stress well.
Recreation league championship game....home team batting in the bottom of the 6th, last licks (unless extra innings). One out and no one on. Earlier in the game the kid wanted to skip his turn in the batting order but his coach made him hit rather than take the auto out.. In This 6th inning at bat the kid was skimmed in upper back with a lobbed pitch and reacts as he was hit hard, crying etc. Asked if he was OK, he said no. He insisted on coming out of the game. Fast replacement runner then steals 2nd, 3rd and scores on a fielder's choice to tie the game forcing extra innings.
It wasn't a ruse by the home team manager to replace the slow kid on first base, but the kid wanted off the field. I seemed unreasonable for such a wimpy glancing pitch to cause a kid to take himself out of the game only due to the pressure of being on base and not pain. Does an umpire have any common sense fairness authority to not let a kid come out of a game for a faster player ?
I figure the answer is No, but it was clear the kid just didn't want to play with the game on the line....and it cost the other team the game.
Ummm....why?
What if the kid just decided to leave? You or the coach going to actually physically prevent him from leaving the ball field? That might be called "false imprisonment".
No
Of course -- and I'm assuming that's the case here since "minimum play" was mentioned, and the game was in the bottom of the last -- it's likely that all subs were used. And, if there was an eligible
Well, you're most likely event of blunt force trauma occurs when you're at the plate.
The doctor is clueless and the parents have their priorities F*#Ked up.
Without a note, this coach isn't
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First, I was just a spectator to the below and had no horse in this race.
A particular weak player is known to avoid pressure as much as he can. Too nervous and insecure, even for a 10 year old,. He's also very overweight and very slow (relevance below). He would rather not play the field any more than the minimum, exaggerates injury, etc...anything to get taken out the game when the game is on the line. Other teams have insisted that he plays the minimum, can't skip at-bat without recording an out. Can't handle stress well.
Recreation league championship game....home team batting in the bottom of the 6th, last licks (unless extra innings). One out and no one on. Earlier in the game the kid wanted to skip his turn in the batting order but his coach made him hit rather than take the auto out.. In This 6th inning at bat the kid was skimmed in upper back with a lobbed pitch and reacts as he was hit hard, crying etc. Asked if he was OK, he said no. He insisted on coming out of the game. Fast replacement runner then steals 2nd, 3rd and scores on a fielder's choice to tie the game forcing extra innings.
It wasn't a ruse by the home team manager to replace the slow kid on first base, but the kid wanted off the field. I seemed unreasonable for such a wimpy glancing pitch to cause a kid to take himself out of the game only due to the pressure of being on base and not pain. Does an umpire have any common sense fairness authority to not let a kid come out of a game for a faster player ?
I figure the answer is No, but it was clear the kid just didn't want to play with the game on the line....and it cost the other team the game.
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Ummm....why? What if the kid just decided to leave? You or the coach going to actually physically prevent him from leaving the ball field? That might be called "false imprisonment". No
noumpere
Of course -- and I'm assuming that's the case here since "minimum play" was mentioned, and the game was in the bottom of the last -- it's likely that all subs were used. And, if there was an eligible
beerguy55
Well, you're most likely event of blunt force trauma occurs when you're at the plate. The doctor is clueless and the parents have their priorities F*#Ked up. Without a note, this coach isn't
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