championship game sunday, DDs team is down 3 or 4 runs, about halfway through game (they ended up playing 6 when time expired). after P walks bases loaded (or possibly walked in a run, I forget), DDs HC opens gate and says "time blue", umpire grants time. pitcher had ball in circle, but apparently runner from 2B had not reached third yet. Opposing HC at 3B Coach has this girl walk to him, then HP.
opposing HC goes nuts, says you cant grant time, the ball is live, you cost me a run, etc. umps (2 working game) calmly discuss matter, then instruct him to send his runnre back to 3B. says you are correct, we should not have called time, but we did, and it cannot be undone. opposing HC continues hissy fit, walks to dugout, throws water bottle, gets runner back to 3B.
did the blues, once they had erroneously called time, did they do the right thing returning runner to 3B?
opposing HC goes nuts, says you cant grant time, the ball is live, you cost me a run, etc. umps (2 working game) calmly discuss matter, then instruct him to send his runnre back to 3B. says you are correct, we should not have called time, but we did, and it cannot be undone. opposing HC continues hissy fit, walks to dugout, throws water bottle, gets runner back to 3B.
did the blues, once they had erroneously called time, did they do the right thing returning runner to 3B?