Out, Damn'd Spot! Out, I Say! ...
(A Shakespeare reference (The Scottish Play) on the Forum, is that cool, or what?)
I would never eject a fan, that is, I would never take it upon myself to tell a fan that they have to leave. I could make such a decision, but I'm not interacting (and certainly not confronting) with the fan in any way (verbally, physically, pointing, gestures, etc.)
What I would do, and have done, is to instruct someone in charge (principal, athletic director, site manager, coach, janitor, even the police officer in the corner), to have the fan removed, and that I wouldn't restart the game until my instructions were fulfilled.
No way am I physically removing the fan, in fact, no way am I physically removing anybody, coach, player, etc. (but I will tell team members that they are ejected and possibly throw in the non-official baseball "heave ho" signal to let everyone know what's going on).
I will wait, even if I have to wait in the locker room, until that fan is gone, and I can be very, very, patient.
Note: After a few fan confrontations in parking lots after games last season (one that required a 911 call and police intervention), officials here in my little corner of Connecticut have been strongly encouraged to leave the game site together.
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Last edited by BillyMac; Sun Jan 21, 2018 at 01:05pm.
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