|
Originally posted by Boone
drawing a line is an instant ejection. No question. How else are you going to let the batter show you up?
Baseball is unique in that there is NO REAL penalty other than ejection. In football an unsportsmanlike act is penalized with a 15 yard penalty. In basketball, a Technical Foul and in Hockey a misconduct penalty.
Therefore, on occassions, Umpires do send a message. Not all umpires abide by this but some do. However, the Message is sent only one time not numerous as in the above thread.
I can understand the first at bat, but after that if the player wants to continue to draw lines and didn't get the message then we send him packing. Also, we need to know the age of the players involved.
Sending a message is mostly reserved for higher level ball, meaning HS Varsity level and above. It is not recommended for anything lower than that as the players probably wouldn't understand it anyway.
This is one of those threads where it falls under the category to each his /her own Some umpires will send a message and some will simply eject - It's up to you, however, we don't send multiple messages as in the above thread.
Pete Booth
__________________
Peter M. Booth
|