Someone tell me if I’m the asshole here…
Fall ball, rec league 9u game tonight. Umpire tells us before the game it’s drop dead at 1.5 hours. We are visitors. We are up 3 runs at the 1.5 hour mark while the home team is hitting. Umpire says last batter, kid strikes out. Ball game, kids lineup and shake hands. Other coach complains. Has the ump call the director of umpires. So kids are standing around for 10 mins while this happens. Ump gets off the phone, tell us we will finish the home team half inning. Our kids walks in 4 runs. They win.
I don’t give shit about winning, these kids all suck and are there to have fun and learn baseball. I give a shit about this whole process and keeping these 9 and 8 year old out 40 mins past the supposed end time, while also now teaching them that complaining gets you what you want.
I told the other coach a few times that he was a clown which he didn’t like too much. This is also the coach that sends his kids straight to 2nd on walks because these kids can’t make those plays.