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Thomas,
Maybe it's egomaniacal to eject early and often for inappropriate behavior, maybe it's not. Each of us has his/her own criterion we use to guage when an ejection is warranted.
To me, it's not a matter of being shown up as much as it is a matter of a known breach of protocol. The coaches insist on a high level of professionalism from umpires. I expect the same thing from them. They know where the line is, and they're the ones who decide to cross that line. It's always been my belief that we don't eject coaches, they eject themselves.
I don't see the need to be the nice guy and eject with any soft soap. I think it's best to be firm and definitive. You don't need to make a spectacle of yourself when you eject someone, but you still need to send a strong message so that someone else will not have to clean up after you the next time this guy decides to cross the line.
Tim.
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