I captain a co-ed adult rec league softball team. We decided to name our team Catcher in the Rear. Yes, it’s a pun. Yes, it’s vulgar. That’s kind of the point.
It’s an adult beer league. We’re not playing in front of kids. Half the teams are wearing jorts and drinking Twisted Tea between innings. We’ve played against teams called Multiple Scoregasms, “Bat Intentions,” and one called Pitch Please but apparently, Catcher in the Rear crossed the line.
After two games, I got an email from the league coordinator saying some teams had complained about our name being inappropriate and sexually explicit.
So now we’re officially listed as Team 6 but we still wear our Catcher in the Rear jerseys, our group chat name is still Rear Patrol, and we yell watch your backside every time someone comes home.
Now the same teams are accusing us of being immature and refusing to respect the league. I mean… come on. This is a bunch of sweaty adults hitting softballs at 8:45pm on a Tuesday. You can either laugh or loosen your compression socks and go home.
So… AITA for not letting this go and continuing to use our team name unofficially even though the league said not to?
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I captain a co-ed adult rec league softball team. We decided to name our team Catcher in the Rear. Yes, it’s a pun. Yes, it’s vulgar. That’s kind of the point.
It’s an adult beer league. We’re not playing in front of kids. Half the teams are wearing jorts and drinking Twisted Tea between innings. We’ve played against teams called Multiple Scoregasms, “Bat Intentions,” and one called Pitch Please but apparently, Catcher in the Rear crossed the line.
After two games, I got an email from the league coordinator saying some teams had complained about our name being inappropriate and sexually explicit.
So now we’re officially listed as Team 6 but we still wear our Catcher in the Rear jerseys, our group chat name is still Rear Patrol, and we yell watch your backside every time someone comes home.
Now the same teams are accusing us of being immature and refusing to respect the league. I mean… come on. This is a bunch of sweaty adults hitting softballs at 8:45pm on a Tuesday. You can either laugh or loosen your compression socks and go home.
So… AITA for not letting this go and continuing to use our team name unofficially even though the league said not to?
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> My action was continuing to use the team name “Catcher in the Rear” unofficially wearing the jerseys, referring to ourselves that way even after the league told us to stop.
This might make me the asshole because it could be seen as disrespecting the league’s rules and ignoring other teams’ discomfort. Even though I think it’s funny and harmless, I understand that not everyone shares my sense of humor, and continuing to use the name might be seen as intentionally provoking or immature.
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>Yes, it’s a pun. Yes, it’s vulgar. That’s kind of the point.
It may be tongue-in-cheek adult humor, but ultimately it has to pass the test.. which it did not.
If you’re part of a league, you play by their rules. And if you don’t want to play by their rules, the league will miss your contribution as community members, but not your attitude.
YTA
YTA. You know you’re making people uncomfortable and you are purposely still doing it. What are you getting out of it, other than joy at people being pissed or offended? Why do you get to decide that other people have to go home if they don’t share your sense of humor?
NTA, if words offend, let them.
YTA, and gross, too. That name is worse than the others, and the things you yell as a group are just beyond the pale. It’s not funny, and it’s outright embarrassing that your head is so far up your rear that you can’t recognize clear social feedback.
YTA. You’re choosing this hill to die on because you think your opinion is more important than other people’s.
Moronic name
Question: Are people asking you to change it because it is a pun relating to gay sex? I need some more info, who complained?
I was on a team called Multiple Scoregasms years ago, so trust me I get it. But if the league is telling you to change the name you need to do it. Not a fight that you can win and definitely not a fight worth having.
NTA – tbh if YOU have to change the name then EVERYONE else who has a slightly mature name needs to be changed as well. ALL OR NONE ALL OR NONE
YTA
This isn’t a funny name, it’s a name that connotes sexual violence. If you can’t understand that, you don’t need to be out after curfew.
My dad was in an adult softball league when my siblings and I were younger. We went to all his games, so it’s entirely possible that there are actually children there.
YTA because you know that you’re making people uncomfortable and you keep egging it on purposely.
There were a few teams my dad played with that had to change their names. And this was over 20 years ago, so it isn’t a “people these days are so sensitive” thing.
NTA. I’ve been on rec leagues that have had more inappropriate team names than this. How is Catcher in the Rear worse than Scoregasms? Am I missing something?
YTA. Catcher in the why??
YTA. It sucks but you play in a league, you play by their rules. Bat Intentions and Pitch Please are definitely not vulgar and while I agree Multiple Scoregasms should also not be allowed, Catcher in the Rear is more explicit, imo. But overall this is a weird hill to die on.
yta
YTA. You don’t get to decide what other adults should be comfortable with. The league has had complaints and by continuing to use the name when you know there are people who don’t like it puts you square in AH territory.
By itself it might have been a bit much but considering the other team names I think it’s in line with league standards.
Just remove the rear from the name. Catcher in the. Leaves the rest to the imagination.
NTA
NTA
How is Catcher in the Rear worse than Scoregasms?
Do they think it’s homophobic?
INFO: Is this a reference to you loving being fucked in the ass, or is this a reference to someone being sexually assaulted in the ass?