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Originally Posted by Publius
Yikes.
If I used the CB standard, I'd have about two dozen more ejections per year.
That was weak at any level where the players have two digits in their age. If a player doesn't look at me, doesn't gesture, doesn't say anything, and the equipment is thrown down (i.e., not across the diamond), that's frustration with himself and does not need to be punished.
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I might be alone here, but I would certainly eject in a HS game for this without batting an eye, and would probably eject in a college game as well.
I don't have a problem with Bucknor ejecting Harper here. If he doesn't want to leave, he shouldn't throw his helmet and make the umpire decide what his motives were. With that said, I don't think Harper did it maliciously and I don't think he's a punk. I think he is young and has some growing up to do and plays extremely hard.