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[QUOTE]Originally posted by wobster
[B]As anyone knows who has been watching the thread Advice on chirping, I ejected my first fan after 8 years of umpiring saturday.
On what authority?
I thought it to be a good ejection, as did some other umpires and people around baseball told me, and a few here told me not to worry about it, just to keep practicing my ejections - throw more people out.
Oh, wonderful advice.
I just talked to my league president, I am the vice president, and he chewed my butt for throwing the guy out! He said "there is always going to be some complaints about your calls, umpiring is a thankless job."
True dat.
I explained the situation to him, he said I should have not ejected him, just told the coach to take care of him.
Wise man.
I quote "I realize you are the new sherriff, with the new badge, and I know you got the power, but this is an instructional league, and we want to set a good example." What kind of example is a parent who is raising hell and disrupting the game?
What kind of example is an umpire overextending his authority? If you followed your presidents advice the situation would have been handled and you wouldn't be in your current predicament.
Apparently, my BU, who is also on the board, decided it was a bad ejection and that he needed to tell on me. It shouldn't matter if it was a good ejection or not, he should back me no matter what I decide, as I am the head umpire, and a board member.
Being a board member shouldn't excuse you from bad calls. The BU should have backed you on the field, but off the field he has an obligation to report that type of behavior.
Next year, obviously, I am not going to umpire for this league if I have a choice.
You might not be umpiring for them and it might not be your choice.
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