I was playing in my rec league today against one of the better teams. I got walked, then stole second and third. On the next pitch we called for a suicide squeze. I was almost home when the batter bunted it foul. On the next pitch the batter hitn a pop up that the SS lost in the sun. I went back to third, thinking he was goinng to catch it. When I dropped a few feet past him I ran home. When I approached home the catcher got the ball and was standing about 4 feet up the line. I lowered my shoulder (only a bit, more for my own protection than to plow the catcher). I hit the catcher and I sort of leveled him. He was about my size (I'm 5'7" 130 lbs and he was probablly 5'6" 125lbs). When I got up I hear the ump say "You're out, and you're ejected from the game". I couldn't believe it. The catcher was not hurt, and I was fine too. No one said anything about a must-slide rule before the game began, and last game a fat kid on my team tried to level a little kid on the other team--same ump, but he wasn't ejected. Now I find out I could be suspended for 2 more games (we only have 12 left). I was just wondering about what you all think of this situation? Am I justifyed in being really mad and thinking it is total bull****?
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