Russ,
Good call.
I agree, coaches are (of course) going to argue any call that goes against them especially when they were not really watching the play!
A few years back, I had to make a simular call. Bases loaded, 2 outs. Batted grounder to short, runner passes between ball and short distracting short and short misses the ball. Second baseman fields ball and throws home to stop runners.
I called the runner out for obstruction, three outs.
The coach went nuts and the parents were backing him up. After about 5 minutes, everything settled down.
Result; Both coaches were issued a warning. Any more outbursts from either side of the field or from either coach could result in a forfeit.
The things parents will do because they don't understand the rules of the game are amazing!
[This message has been edited by WebSparky (edited 08-31-2003).]
