- Feb 3, 2011
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Saw my 1st ejection tonite - and he came back.
First game of ASA Association Championships:
A great game between 2 tough opponents was marred when the opposing team's coach wanted to argue multiple calls, which riled up certain individuals on her team's sideline. There's no love lost between this coach and other coaches in the region. She is what she is, she's a known quantity, and we just deal with it.
The umpire crew was very patient, but direct with her. During the main episode, she was then warned about her team's sideline. Less than 1 minute later, the umpire turned to a fan on her team sideline and ejected him from the park.
I don't want to be overly dramatic, but it was pretty traumatic for a few of our girls and also a bit for me, because I know the guy - our DDs have the same PC. I cannot imagine how disappointing it might have been for her to see her dad tossed. She just turned 9 this week.
Our team (visitor) scored 4 in the top of the inning to take a 5-3 lead. The home team did a good job of wasting between 4-5 minutes of game time. Same coach last Sunday had gone to a deliberate stall - which included a conference with the #2 hitter to demonstrate how to hold a bat - in the bottom of the 6th inning to run time out with 2 outs of a 3-1 contest.
Before the top half of the inning was over, however, the ejected dad returned to the sideline, having gone to his vehicle and changed his sweatshirt. The home team came up in their half and pushed 2 runs across to tie the game. Time expired as the bases were loaded with 2 outs. Next batter cracked a 3-run double to end the game.
I wish they had not been able to benefit from their malfeasance (persistent arguing of a judgment call), but while it appears that may have been the case, our team also had chances on the field to get out of that inning with the lead or at worst, a tie. The opponent came up with timely hits.
But what about the fan who came back? Should his return to the sideline have been protested? He sat quietly and did not harass the umpire anymore, but that action did not sit well with me.
First game of ASA Association Championships:
A great game between 2 tough opponents was marred when the opposing team's coach wanted to argue multiple calls, which riled up certain individuals on her team's sideline. There's no love lost between this coach and other coaches in the region. She is what she is, she's a known quantity, and we just deal with it.
The umpire crew was very patient, but direct with her. During the main episode, she was then warned about her team's sideline. Less than 1 minute later, the umpire turned to a fan on her team sideline and ejected him from the park.
I don't want to be overly dramatic, but it was pretty traumatic for a few of our girls and also a bit for me, because I know the guy - our DDs have the same PC. I cannot imagine how disappointing it might have been for her to see her dad tossed. She just turned 9 this week.
Our team (visitor) scored 4 in the top of the inning to take a 5-3 lead. The home team did a good job of wasting between 4-5 minutes of game time. Same coach last Sunday had gone to a deliberate stall - which included a conference with the #2 hitter to demonstrate how to hold a bat - in the bottom of the 6th inning to run time out with 2 outs of a 3-1 contest.
Before the top half of the inning was over, however, the ejected dad returned to the sideline, having gone to his vehicle and changed his sweatshirt. The home team came up in their half and pushed 2 runs across to tie the game. Time expired as the bases were loaded with 2 outs. Next batter cracked a 3-run double to end the game.
I wish they had not been able to benefit from their malfeasance (persistent arguing of a judgment call), but while it appears that may have been the case, our team also had chances on the field to get out of that inning with the lead or at worst, a tie. The opponent came up with timely hits.
But what about the fan who came back? Should his return to the sideline have been protested? He sat quietly and did not harass the umpire anymore, but that action did not sit well with me.