Don't give me that non-ejectors garbage. I gave my first five ejections at age 15. One to a kid coach who decided to call me a b*****d, and the other four to coaches who thought they could get in my face and I would back down - they lost. The next six years I tossed another 20 - 30. In that first 7 years, I gained a reputation as a good umpire, who was fair, impartial, and firm. But most of all - around the league, they knew I took no sh|t from anybody.

If you want to eject somebody, go ahead. If you're looking for some coach to do one of your automatic ejection offenses, you're doing yourself a disservice by concerning yourself more with the coach's conduct as opposed to the game itself. Sometimes you're better off keeping your mouth shut and your ears open and letting people THINK you're a harda$$, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. You're there to officiate. If the coach wants to make a fool of himself, let him. Spectators will eventually see him for what he is. But for those of us who choose not to in this situation, that is our choice, and you don't have the right to tell us we are wrong, just because we don't adhere to your standards.

I'll give a warning if they're getting close. If they cross it, they're gone - warning or not. I decide when they cross it, nobody else.