re: Little League Baseball circus tonight. (Update on the update)

In our game situation, the league rules state that the runner must slide and cannot go home "standing up" if the play at home is close. Catcher can't block the runner and runner can't truck the catcher. This is 10-12 year old pitch league. The ump messed up here. He said the kid (catcher) was not hurt. (He was, slightly) so the runner was not ejected as the league rules state, whether there is an injury or not. The runner lowered his shoulder and trucked him and outweighed the catcher by about 50 lbs. The rule is there to prevent injuries, if possible. Ump's decision and reasoning was the cause of the initial trouble at the game.