What do you tell the cops?

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Originally posted by 80PATRIOT:
Last Sunday, my boy was playing in the championship game of a local tournament. Our batter hit a high chopper to the ss who sort of bobbled the ball which made the play close. The ss throw was high and to the home side of first. The 1b caught the ball at head level and was in the base path with his glove in the runners face. The runner put his hands up and ran into the 1b, knocking him down and breaking his nose. Not what you want to see but it happened. Our base coach immediately helped the injured boy while the 3b coach kept the runners at 1st and 2nd running. Both scored.

The umpire put the runners back on 2nd and 3rd and ejected the runner in the collision and added an out.

Was that the correct call?

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The mother of the boy was very upset, screaming and yelling at our kids, coaches, parents and the umpires. She then called the cops who came and questioned coaches from both teams, kids from the other team, and the umpires.

What do you tell the cops?

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Originally posted by 80PATRIOT:

What do you tell the cops?

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Originally posted by coach2709:
She called the cops????? Are you serious????? Has she never been to any athletic sporting event EVER???? Did your runner shank him or steal his wallet????

Was this a bang bang play or did the batter just decide to be a jerk and run over the 1B?

Did the cops keep a straight face when interviewing "witnesses" after they figured out what was really going on?

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Originally posted by 80PATRIOT:

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Originally posted by coach2709:
She called the cops????? Are you serious????? Has she never been to any athletic sporting event EVER???? Did your runner shank him or steal his wallet????

Was this a bang bang play or did the batter just decide to be a jerk and run over the 1B?

Did the cops keep a straight face when interviewing "witnesses" after they figured out what was really going on?

I saw it as a bang bang play. Plus the runner is the most well behaved kid on the team. This happened in the first inning and things were pretty tense for a while. When the cops showed up, some on the other team seemed embarrassed and the opposing coach became apologetic.

The cop was very professional and very serious.

I'm told there are assault charges pending.

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Originally posted by 80PATRIOT:
What do you tell the cops?

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Last Sunday, my boy was playing in the championship game of a local tournament. Our batter hit a high chopper to the ss who sort of bobbled the ball which made the play close. The ss throw was high and to the home side of first. The 1b caught the ball at head level and was in the base path with his glove in the runners face. The runner put his hands up and ran into the 1b, knocking him down and breaking his nose. Not what you want to see but it happened. Our base coach immediately helped the injured boy while the 3b coach kept the runners at 1st and 2nd running. Both scored.

The umpire put the runners back on 2nd and 3rd and ejected the runner in the collision and added an out.

Was that the correct call?

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I don't understand why the runner was tossed, to me he was protecting his face OR did he try to knock the ball loose?

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Originally posted by 3FingeredGlove:

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I don't understand why the runner was tossed, to me he was protecting his face OR did he try to knock the ball loose?

Well, there could be lots of reasons, but the simple and obvious explanation is that the umpire saw this play differently than 80PATRIOT did.

The umpire's decisions are consistent with a determination that the runner interfered with F3 (out and other runners return), and that he did so in an unsportsmanlike or malicious manner (ejection).