Idaho Teen Umpire Ejects Coach Over 2001 Song Complaint, Triggering Youth Game Forfeit
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Updated · Fox News · May 11
Idaho Teen Umpire Ejects Coach Over 2001 Song Complaint, Triggering Youth Game Forfeit
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 11
Jameson Morris, a teen umpire in Idaho, tossed a youth baseball coach after the coach kept demanding action over allegedly inappropriate walk-up music; the coach then pulled his team, ending the game in a forfeit.
Video of the exchange shows Morris saying he had not heard any inappropriate words, could not order parents to stop the music, and gave the coach a choice to return to the dugout or forfeit.
Parents said the disputed track was Rob Zombie's 2001 single "Never Going To Stop," which became the focus of the argument.
The clip went viral, and Morris drew praise from locals and from his father, whose Facebook post backing his son's handling of the confrontation topped 50,000 likes.
Why does one specific Rob Zombie song spark so much outrage at youth baseball games across America?
When adults ruin kids' games, should leagues punish the coach, the parents, or the entire team?
How are leagues protecting teen officials from the epidemic of adult aggression in youth sports?