Drama at the CWS Baseball Championship, LSU vs. Coastal Carolina Game 2

Umpire
@kareng (75988)
United States
June 23, 2025 9:47pm CST
I mentioned in my post where the LSU Tigers won Game 2 and that gave them the championship with winning 2 games out of 3 games, that I would put another post up about the drama at the bottom of the first inning. Here is what all the drama was about: Coastal Carolina was up to bat. Their head coach was harassing the umpire yelling that he missed that call or that wasn't a strike, etc. This continued on through a couple of batters. The umpire gave him 3 warnings, not 1, but 3 to stop it. The coach did not stop and even came onto the field arguing and was backed up by the Coastal Carolina 1st base umpire. At this time the umpire ejected them both from the game and the NCAA gave them both a 2 game suspension for coming on the field during play and arguing with the umpire some more. If Coast Carolina had won on Sunday and forced a game 3, they would have been without their head coach and 1st base umpire for the whole game. It didn't matter though because the LSU Tigers won the game. Now the Head Coach and 1st Base Umpire will miss the season opener and the following game next season. Don't you know that really bummed the team out? Do you think the punishment is harsh or deserved? Photo Credit: Pixabay, Public Domain
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@AmbiePam (99772)
• United States
24 Jun
I would have given him one more warning considering the magnitude of the game, but it wouldn’t have been for the benefit of the coach. I would have felt for the players.
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@kareng (75988)
• United States
24 Jun
I think the coming onto the field and 1st base coach assisting and backing him up pushed his buttons to no more of this.
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@AmbiePam (99772)
• United States
24 Jun
@kareng Yeah, and who knows? Maybe the coach thought getting kicked out would light a fire in his players. It reminds me of a story of baseball back in the 1990s. One hot summer day a manager got mad at an umpire. He went to home plate, and kept chewing out the umpire. Finally, the manager asked why he wasn’t throwing him out of the game. The umpire smiled and said, “If I have to stay out here in the 100 degree heat, so do you.”
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@kareng (75988)
• United States
24 Jun
@AmbiePam LOL! I also think it may void out any bonus he may have gotten for getting his players to the CWS and finals. We will see!!
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@Ronrybs (20746)
• London, England
24 Jun
I fear baseball goes right over my head. I have enough trouble with cricket!
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@kareng (75988)
• United States
15h
It really is a FUN game!
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@LindaOHio (192221)
• United States
11h
I had enough baseball when I was a kid. I don't even watch the Cleveland Guardians anymore; AND I think it's a stupid name. I'm glad you're enjoying the game so much.
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@kareng (75988)
• United States
5h
Great job with this coach. This is his 2nd championship in two years. Last year we lost in the final game. Great come back this year!