Wed May 26, 2004, 09:31pm
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Originally posted by Rich Fronheiser
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Originally posted by DG
I am appalled. No one, so far in this post, would eject a player for a clear violation of rules that prohibit profanity, as long as it was done in such a way as the umpire is the only person to hear the profanity, ie the one person you don't want to hear profanity, if you are a player.
I contrast this to the recent big discussion on drawing a line in the sand, where nothing was said, but the vast majority of umpires take exception to the silent expression and eject immediately.
So what we are saying is we will happily eject a player who p*ss*s us off, but we will allow a player who has violated a rule to remain in the game, because we chose to ignore this particular rule. Say it ain't so, please.
Before this becomes a long drawn out post, be advised that I am funning you guys. I also ignore some comments from players. While the rules prohibit profanity, it is the umpire's judgement on what IS profanity. And, as we have already discovered in 8 pages of postings, many umpires would eject automatically for drawing a line in the sand, but some would not.
[Edited by DG on May 25th, 2004 at 11:56 PM]
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Who actually considers the word sh1t "profanity?"
Jeez, you guys are prudes. Are youze looking for trouble?
--Rich
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I think most folks would consider the word sh*t, used in the proper context to be profanity. I am not a prude, far from it. If a player were to strike out and say sh*t very loudly for all to hear, are you saying you would not eject because sh*t is not profanity? Many or most of the fans would disagree with you.
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