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Originally Posted by Kevin Finnerty

My very first non-malicious contact-related ejectee was still peppering me with comments from the bench several minutes after being ejected. I called the coach over and expressed to him that although my hands are tied as far as making an underage player leave the area, he's going to need to come up with a solution if he can't shut him up.

So he goes over to the kid's parents (where the kid no-doubt learned his spoiled, profane, smart-assed ways), and says, "As of this minute, your son is no longer a member of this team. Please take him home." (I learned in an email that the kid was reinstated after a three-game suspension.)

It was one of the most satisfying moments I ever had in umpiring.

Wow. Great job coach.