So we were in a tiebreaker last weekend as visitor in a game that was already way intense with several lead changes, a couple of close calls and we needed a 2-out double in the last regular inning to tie it up.
ITB and we have our worst baserunner on (and no subs), and we manage to mess up the bunt/runner to 3rd to start the inning so in the end we didn't execute and don't get the run in...
Opposition come up to bat and execute the bunt well. 1 out, girl on 3rd and their 3&4 hitters coming up. So we decide to do the right thing and walk them to get to their #5 and have the force at home...
1st Intentional walk.... we are throwing WAY outside and they started up the "walk her, walk her" annoying chant. Yes.. that is clearly what we are doing..... Duh. Man they were loud....
2nd Intentional walk... on 2-0 the 'walk her' chants are getting WAY loud... but then the batter swings at the next pitch which is at least 2 foot off the plate. Then on 2-1 she somehow manages to reach a pitch even further out and fouls it off BUT steps on the plate to do so... and is called OUT. Much chaos as coaches come streaming out of the dugout. Parent make accusations of various kinds including that the umpires parents were not married. One of their AC's gets kicked out. They try to officially protest but since there is no rule to challenge (even they weren't saying she didn't step on the plate) they are turned down.
2 outs - and the #6 batter has been killing us this game, so we go after the #5 batter and she pops a change up to our 3rd base for the 3rd out. Opposition much quieter now.
And we go on to to win in the next inning.
ITB and we have our worst baserunner on (and no subs), and we manage to mess up the bunt/runner to 3rd to start the inning so in the end we didn't execute and don't get the run in...
Opposition come up to bat and execute the bunt well. 1 out, girl on 3rd and their 3&4 hitters coming up. So we decide to do the right thing and walk them to get to their #5 and have the force at home...
1st Intentional walk.... we are throwing WAY outside and they started up the "walk her, walk her" annoying chant. Yes.. that is clearly what we are doing..... Duh. Man they were loud....
2nd Intentional walk... on 2-0 the 'walk her' chants are getting WAY loud... but then the batter swings at the next pitch which is at least 2 foot off the plate. Then on 2-1 she somehow manages to reach a pitch even further out and fouls it off BUT steps on the plate to do so... and is called OUT. Much chaos as coaches come streaming out of the dugout. Parent make accusations of various kinds including that the umpires parents were not married. One of their AC's gets kicked out. They try to officially protest but since there is no rule to challenge (even they weren't saying she didn't step on the plate) they are turned down.
2 outs - and the #6 batter has been killing us this game, so we go after the #5 batter and she pops a change up to our 3rd base for the 3rd out. Opposition much quieter now.
And we go on to to win in the next inning.
