I agree, Warren. That's one ballsy LL Pres, IMHO.
2 examples: I'm bases on Sr LL game MANY years ago. Runner scored on errant relay throw from F6. Runner threw elbow at catcher. I waited for my partner to do sumpin (I was rookie) and he didn't so I let it go. Post game talk revealed that he didn't see the malicious contact. I should have run that player.
Legion game 6-7 years ago. Big city and big (300) assn. Didn't know partner until arr at game site. He spent a lot of time early in the game in B or C while I had the plate. He wasn't the best ump I've ever seen. Couple kids in thecorner of the 1st base dugout started ragging on him, and became insulting and VERY disrespectful. He didn't hear any of this. I walked over to dugout to stop the nonsense. Asked which player had made the most obnoxious remarks, both denied saying anything. As I knew they were lying, I dumped both. If they had owned up to it, no ejection, just warning. Asst coach had to have his share also, and came unglued after I explained what I had done and why. He went.
In both these cases I feel ejection was justified. I have a much quicker finger on the trigger when it's adults behaving badly in LL. In Fed I let more stuff go. My line depends on the level of play and circumstance of moment.
Chronic loud bad language, especially with small kids present does get my goat.
Sorry, I digress...I believe that if we all had the same abilities in game management, we'd probably have proportionally the same number of ejections. And there is the factor of familiarity, i.e., if they know you don't take nuch crap, they learn not to give it.
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