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[QUOTE=BigUmp56]I watched one of our more experienced umpires not react to a situation today and was kind of shocked. Bottom of the 7th inning home team down 6 runs. 2 outs. Batter strikes out swinging. He slings his bat all the way to the backstop in disgust and flings his helmet from the batters box all the way back to the dugout steps. I was in A position and was just waiting to see the big finger come out. He didn't say a word to this player.
IMO, Post game Ejections mainly occur because a coach or player has directed some deroggatory or personal remarks at the umpire. Since it is the end of the game some players / coaches think they have 'carte blanch" and can say and do whatever they want when the game is over. In the scenario given, You didn't mention that the kid said something to the umpire or not. All that was mentioned is that he flung the bat and the helmet after strike 3.
In reality, after I drop the baseballs at or near home plate I am not even around by the time his helmet hits the ground. IMO, this falls under "Looking for Boogers". When the game is OVER It's OVER. Unless the kid said "hey Blue that was the worst F*****g call ever or something similiar It's time for a cold one.
Pete Booth
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