For the record...there were two 11th region umps and two 12th region umps. There were 0 9th region umps.

Like I've said in all along...it all starts at the top.

Like I've said in all along...it all starts at the top.

 

 

Like I've said all along - it all starts at the TOP!!!!

And you've said it twice....

My questions are: Why do foul balls or home run balls have to be returned to the Harrison Co. dugout? Wouldn't either dugout be suffice? Couldn't Mac just as easily tossed them into the Beechwood dugout?

My questions are: Why do foul balls or home run balls have to be returned to the Harrison Co. dugout? Wouldn't either dugout be suffice? Couldn't Mac just as easily tossed them into the Beechwood dugout?

 

Or better yet, stuck them in his back pocket until he walked passed the home plate umpire and handed them to him...:lol:

 

I think people are starting to get the point.:thumb:

Or better yet, stuck them in his back pocket until he walked passed the home plate umpire and handed them to him...:lol:

 

I think people are starting to get the point.:thumb:

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Lets get it back to the game and away from each other...thanks:irked:

 

And apparently these folks have "No Respect" for the moderator either!

And apparently these folks have "No Respect" for the moderator either!

 

Find me a post that's disobeying Buckman's wishes. Everything's referring to the game. From the bush league play to which region the umps were from. All pertaining to the game, nothing personal.

What was bush was the Beechwood kid sweeping off home plate after the game and the coach laughing about it. For Beechwood to succeed @ state they are going to have to play a lot better against teams like Lexington Catholic, Christian County and PRP.

 

Try having a runner go into right against any of the teams above and it will be a quick trip back to NKY.

For the record...there were two 11th region umps and two 12th region umps. There were 0 9th region umps.

So much for that theory! :thumb:

What was bush was the Beechwood kid sweeping off home plate after the game and the coach laughing about it.

 

Wrong! The Beechwood coaches told him to get off the field after they seen the fan do that, Thanks! Just some STUDENT having a little fun after his team swept HC, But the coaches took care of it when they seen it. BTW, What does that have to do with the GAME?

What was bush was the Beechwood kid sweeping off home plate after the game and the coach laughing about it. For Beechwood to succeed @ state they are going to have to play a lot better against teams like Lexington Catholic, Christian County and PRP.

 

Try having a runner go into right against any of the teams above and it will be a quick trip back to NKY.

Hey BW is there, everything else from here on out is a bonus!!!!!:dancingpa :dancingpa :dancingpa :dancingpa :dancingpa

Not to stur the pot,

 

Hey, how did this work out?

Hey, how did this work out?

Uh, not good, I think I stirred the pot...wouldn't you say. :lol:

Or better yet, stuck them in his back pocket until he walked passed the home plate umpire and handed them to him...:lol:

 

I think people are starting to get the point.:thumb:

 

:thumb: Amen, sticky mitts,Amen. (during the break between half innings)...that is the proper way to handle returning balls to the plate umpire. If the previous descriptions of this act were accurate,this coach's lack of respect for the authority of the umpires was evident with his "statement". (A funny thought, this action reminds me of an animal "marking" his territory.) IMO,if I had been one of the umpires present during this action, I would have considered this an attempt to "show me up". Living legend or not, a coach doing something similar to this in one of my games gets a very public warning :irked: , and based on his response, confinement to the dugout, or a trip to his car (:walk: ) to listen to the remainder of the game on the radio. (NOTE:I've never met the aforementioned coach personally so I'm speaking theoretically here about a coach "type" that is described in this thread by other posters). And,before, anyone says I'm too thin-skinned, this is all about who the ultimate authority on the field is,whether we want to be or not). Some umpires (like some coaches) take pleasure in proving this point to the public, I do not. It has been my experience that coaches that like to play these "undermining" tricks typically employ a number of "minor" displays that have an additive effect during a game (or even a season). Then, when we decide that the last straw has buckled our camel's knees, the claim is always that we've overreacted. :argue: Coaches that historically act in ways such as the situation discussed, are always looking for an "edge", and an umpire that might be intimidated on that game deciding banger. And, sadly, it sometimes works....which reinforces their behavior. Alas, it's not a perfect world. :lol: