Post by stuartcapel on Jan 14, 2019 12:41:50 GMT 10
Interesting to witness both the Adelaide Bite and Melbourne Aces players coming together near home plate on Saturday night with both benches emptying.
Hark back a few weeks and it was a somewhat similar situation between Springvale and Doncaster Baseball Clubs at Springvale.
The aftermath of that incident was all players were suspended for a match.
The same cannot be said for Aces and Bite players, and it appears there will be no punishments for players leaving the bench in Saturday night’s fixture.
It seems somewhat disproportionate that ABL players can get involved in such a scuffle and effectively be told to ‘Play On’, but an amateur player, who in fact pays for the opportunity to partake in the sport, and who is standing in left field, watching a melee at first base and having no involvement, can receive a suspension.
Similarly, ABL players who are ejected are being given a $25 fine for a first offense for items that may be worth a one or two match suspension in amateur baseball. In a recent ABL fixture, I’m told a player drew a line near home plate, but was not penalised. If a player is now ejected in the Baseball Victoria competition, can the amateur player show any available footage of the incident that was not penalised and ask why it is acceptable in the nations flagship competition but that an amateur player warrants a suspension?
I’m not sure if BV overly has the issue incorrect – it does appear that ABL penalties are insufficient in comparison to what penalties are in Baseball Victoria competitions. The melee rule however does need to be reviewed. I’m unconvinced that it is right to have someone at the canteen getting a sports drink, in the bathroom, or standing on the other side of the field penalised and refused the right to participate in baseball for a period of time.
Hark back a few weeks and it was a somewhat similar situation between Springvale and Doncaster Baseball Clubs at Springvale.
The aftermath of that incident was all players were suspended for a match.
The same cannot be said for Aces and Bite players, and it appears there will be no punishments for players leaving the bench in Saturday night’s fixture.
It seems somewhat disproportionate that ABL players can get involved in such a scuffle and effectively be told to ‘Play On’, but an amateur player, who in fact pays for the opportunity to partake in the sport, and who is standing in left field, watching a melee at first base and having no involvement, can receive a suspension.
Similarly, ABL players who are ejected are being given a $25 fine for a first offense for items that may be worth a one or two match suspension in amateur baseball. In a recent ABL fixture, I’m told a player drew a line near home plate, but was not penalised. If a player is now ejected in the Baseball Victoria competition, can the amateur player show any available footage of the incident that was not penalised and ask why it is acceptable in the nations flagship competition but that an amateur player warrants a suspension?
I’m not sure if BV overly has the issue incorrect – it does appear that ABL penalties are insufficient in comparison to what penalties are in Baseball Victoria competitions. The melee rule however does need to be reviewed. I’m unconvinced that it is right to have someone at the canteen getting a sports drink, in the bathroom, or standing on the other side of the field penalised and refused the right to participate in baseball for a period of time.
