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My question is why dump the coaches after the game was over. ... Get in, get out, get done.
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The ejection after the game came within 15 seconds of the final out. I called the out at second base from the area behind the mound (I was by myself so I had hustled out there) and had taken 4-5 steps toward the gate when he shouted across the field. Absolutely no way I'm going to let an adult teach kids that those actions were acceptable. So I tossed him. An after-the-fact suspension by league officials wasn't going to demonstrate to them that these guys were wrong. And yes, there's a mandatory one game suspension following an ejection and the coaches will likely see further penalties as well.
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And who are you worrying about when it comes to explaining why you dumped him? The crowd?
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I'm worried about game management. Tensions are already high, tossing the coach who's behind by 6 runs for a reason that's apparent to only he and I would cause an uproar from the crowd and the bench and is only going to increase tensions further.
I like the idea of a quiet ejection. The coach is sticking it too me quietly so no one else can hear, so I send him packing in exactly the same way. That's the type of advice I needed. I already knew the coach should have been tossed earlier, I just didn't have the right method with which to do it.