[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally Posted by Steve M

Scott,
I don't think I'm tossing anyone in either situation, but your first one gets handled a bit differently.
You said "Me: No ma'am. You didn't have contact with the base."
I'm not calling any ball player "ma'am" - she's just a genderless ball player for the purposes of the discussion. And my response would have been something like "in my judgement, you were not on the bag at the right time." With that, I'd head to my starting position.
In your second situation, he let it go when you said you'd heard enough - I see that as good enough.

Steve:

What is wrong with addressing the player as such in the OP. It was a girls' game. When I am officiating or umpiring a female game, I expect them to conduct themselves as ladies and if it is a male game I expect them to conduct themselves as gentlemen. There was nothing wrong with his response. It should respect and civility that is, sadly, disappearing from our society.

MTD, Sr.