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Originally posted by NSump
Time to stir the pot.
Recent game, I saw a PU watch an idiot draw a line in the ground after a clled strike. He DID NOT eject.
Now, this isn't Pro baseball, it is low-level adult ball. Can ANYONE out here tell me why you wouldn't toss the guy who draws the line and tells everyone tht you are an incompetent a** in the process of doing so?
Also, if you don't tell me how your actions WILL NOT screw the guy who needs to deal with him the next time he does it.
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For one, this is not an automatic ejection in my book. You can send a message without throwing out a kid. You can make it be known that he now has defined his strike zone and call anything that looks like it comes near the boxes and he will get the message. I had this happen to me after I struck out a kid and I had a talk with an experienced assistant and I had no problems the rest of the game. And I know a lot of very experienced umpires that do the same. Now this does not mean you should never not eject a kid, but "there is more than one way to skin a cat." And a good coach is going to get the message and take care of it himself.
But that is my opinion, I am sure someone else will tell you what they do.
Peace