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Originally Posted by canadaump6
Shouldn't he stand where he is, have the discussion, toss the rat, then not say anything until his partner comes in and walks the rat off the field?
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this is where there is a monumental difference in what is taught at pro schools and expected in pro ball, and what is apparently practiced at amateur levels. Rich's post above is on par with what is taught at the schools. if the argument remains one on one and is not violent (heated is OK, violent is not) then the argument will continue to be one on one until something happens that dictates the partner(s) getting involved. such things generally include:
- violence (bumping, poking, etc.)
- the ratio dictates involvement (more than one on one)
- arguing umpire has had enough (communicated by walking away from argument)
until one of those things happen, the partner(s) generally are to leave the arguing to those involved. if it is prolonged enough, then the partner should have moved so that he is in close enough proximity so he can hear what is going on (for purposes of writing report, and also to insert himself in there once one of the above listed things happens.)
a vast majority of the EJs on youtube and the like (that do not involve professional umpires) are handled almost exactly opposite of what is taught at the schools, i.e. partner comes barrelling in to "rescue" the arguing umpire as soon as the EJ takes place. it seems like there are some guys (on here and not on here) that think that the EJ'd party should be ignored as soon as he is ejected. to me, this is just plain arrogant, and doesn't do anything to help the situation. arguments happen. EJs happen. i think what it boils down to is that they just don't happen that often in amateur ball, and there isn't enough time spent on handling of situations when umpires are trained at the local level.