Umpire ended game an hour early!!!

Spartans vs. Legends game was ended an hour early because of two incidents involving the umpire to be mad at the Spartans.

[chadchampion]

Blue called it because the Red team has no sportsmanship, bad coaches, and terrible parents.

[marcuscarter]

I remember the good old days when parents didn't show up to games.

[jfibman]

I'm a coach and was an umpire at some point. The way these coaches and parents treat umpires is embarrassing and horrible. Being an umpire is a thankless job and a very difficult one that pays crap. They do it for the love of the game and to help out. Ridiculous.

[kislandstare]

Way to ruin it for the kids, pal. Ump told you to hit the bricks and you just wouldn’t stfu.

[ArtieB]

And they wonder why umpires are saying f-it? Not worth the $50. Keep it

[SvendleBerries]

I was an assistant coach for my brothers little league team, and yeah, there are parents that take this stuff waaaay too seriously and end up causing trouble for no good reason. Dear parents, this is about your kids. Not you. If you cant control yourself like a responsible adult, then just stay home.

[crockettproductionsCA]

Correct call was made. The first time the bat is thrown is considered a warning, and the second time the bat is thrown the ball is called dead, the batter out, and the runners are forced to return. To protect players

[BTDT]

Good job to the home plate official! I have also called a ballgame early. The parents that kept running their mouth were asked to stop but refused and insisted on being rude and obnoxious so the game was called due to the hostile environment created by them! Guess what? The kids paid the price because parents want to live through their kids because their own life is miserable!

[opensourceanglers]

I'm impressed with how patient the ump was here.

First off, the thrown bat was way overtheline. I probably would have tossed that kid right then. He either did it on purpose or has no control over himself. And his coach (and the whole team) is immediately on my watch list. Either way that's too dangerous to let slide.

Then, he makes a point of going to both dugouts to hand out warnings man to man instead of yelling them out from the plate. Very professional and classy.

But the adults here just couldn't help but show their a$$ and i totally support his decision. It's a shame that the kids got their game cut short cuz of their embarrassing parents and coaches but if there were more umps like this strictly enforcing good behavior and decorum, then kid's sports would be in a much better place.

Well done, Blue...

[caryeastwood]

Parents need to shut up and let them play. This is for all youth sports (soccer, football, baseball) If they think they know the rules, they need to go down to the local youth league office and volunteer to be a ref / umpire. Parents act like calls that do not go their kids way are going to ruin their kids chance at a college scholarship or going pro.

[johncronin]

Why was the plate umpire wearing both an inside chest protector and an external chest protector? I’ve never seen that before. Unless the league has a problem with batters flinging bats backwards?

[mahasw]

Good job, Blue! Interference calls - the first one was for the batter saying "Drop it!". I couldn't hear it but the umpire did and explained the call. The 2nd interference call is crystal clear - the batter flung his bat and it hit the catcher. And we have an umpire shortage at this level because people like the parent/fan continue to rag on him long after the play is over.

[musgrave]

This doesn't happen in kids hockey. Parents have literally fought and got arrested in the stands, never even paused the game

[ManCheetah]

I can't imagine ending the game over this, just as an adult man. The one team was a little rowdy but...so what? Sportsmanship means nothing if the people at the top can't take bad sportsmanship and still facilitate the game.

[sammatsusaka]

It happens in the MLB, NFL, NBA and worst is the WNBA.

[AtticusFinch]

That needs to happen more often. I will never forget in kids soccer the motto, "Skill Building, Competition, and Fun". Was everything but that. Parents and relatives needed to be told to leave never happened. Shame the kids I bet were embarrassed. Kudos to the Ump.

[bobbyjohnstonmusic]

vampires are human... I love it. Keep at it kid, you'll be up there with Scully and Costas.

[internationalchannellife]

I thought I heard "vampires are human..."

[Frenite]

I understand how the second play is interference, but what happened on the first one? I saw no interference on that.

[paddy]

So, what do we do with ALL these hotdogs @ the concession stand??🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭🌭