Rob Warren

We were ahead 8 to 1 after two innings.

And I'd like to tell you that it's because our team played really well.

And we did play pretty well.

We hit the ball and we caught the ball.

But the truth is, we were ahead eight to one because the umpire had made three or four awful calls.

And all of them went my team's direction.

And as a result, I got to watch the three coaches in the other bench go through the three stages of coach meltdown.

And the first one is you throw shit.

And the second one is you passively, aggressively yell out at your own players things that are actually directed for the umpire, but you have plausible deniability because you're talking to your own kid.

And the third stage is like on TV, where you interrupt the game and you go out and you throw things and kick dirt.

And they had done all of that after two innings.

The third inning, my team scores another run.

And it was another bad call by the umpire.

And they lose their minds.

The three coaches come running out of the dugout.

And they surround the umpire.

And there's some shoving.

And there's definitely swearing and yelling and raised voices.

And I should tell you now that the umpire is working by himself.

And he's 14 years old.