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Originally posted by Dakota
If you are the one who just got plunked, you may have several problems, among them...
o You may not have observed everything. Your partner may have a better view of the catcher's reaction, perhaps the pitcher's reaction, too - especially if she turns around to try to hide her smile, etc. There may also be other player reaction that would indicate this was planned.
o You may be able to use the reinforcement that it was judged to be intentional by your partner.
o If the ejection comes from your partner, it takes away the notion that you are being retaliatory yourself without justification.
If I'm on the bases as see something in this kind of situation that leads me to believe it was intentional, I'll call time and discuss things with the PU, at a minimum.
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All good points which I
agree with, especially the first, except that if I was
as sure of the intent as the original poster, I'm not concerned about it looking personal. After all, it was. As I said, your partner approaching when an argument starts is good officiating and even a "good call, partner" would help.
I agree that we don't want any call or ejection to look like a personal problem; also we don't want to look like we didn't see what happened.