[PeteBooth]

Originally posted by Umpire_Jeremy



I've agreed with you on most occasions, however, this is one that I do not. Drawing lines=instant ejections. And no, I do not eject very often at all, but I do have limits.

Good to hear from you again.

Jeremy nice to hear from you too. Why the long absence?

In any event this thread points out that we each have our own styles I agree that when a player draws a line an umpire cannot allow that player to show him up

I don't diagree with that statement at all. My disagreement is with the manner in which an umpire deals with it. Now I agree in the 16 on down range, these players (perhaps some do) don't understand the concept of FYC so it's best to eject.

However, in the Varsity level and above it is an acceptable method. Just ask a coach if he would rather have blue send a message to his star player or toss in inning number 1.

We all have our own lines that people cannot cross to begin with so to me this is similar.

I am not saying to allow a player to show you up, all I am saying is that there is another method out there other than ejection. For those that eject that's your perogative, but if I want to send a message to me that is similar to tossing.

I got my POINT across and either the player gets the MESSAGE or they don't. As I mentioned to the original poster, I do not send multiple messages. This is a ONE time only deal and the MESSAGE being sent is for the benefit of BOTH teams so should a player from either team draw a line again, then it's see ya have a nice day.

Also, we need to know the player involved. If the player is a hot head to begin with then NO message will work so that type of player will get ejected, however, depending upon the situation and player involved, sending a Message is an alternative to tossing and that's all I was trying to point out.

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