Ejection

[blarson]

Originally posted by SMEngmann
Blarson, you got the sequence wrong, a couple of innings before, I asked the umpire to dust off the pitcher's plate on the behalf of my runner who could not see it (which, by the way, the other team had done earlier in the game). In both instances the pitcher for each team was sportsmanlike enough to dust off the pitcher's plate. The events did not happen as they are interpreted here, I simply asked, did not demand, that the pitcher's plate be cleaned, and I was effectively told to shut up. I did bring up a play the previous inning, and for that I was wrong, but I did so in a manner in which nobody but me and the umpire could hear or see the conversation, and I was given the stop sign by the umpire, which I feel was the correct call, although I concede after reading some posts that this could have been an ejectable offense. After the stop sign, given the abrasive attitude that I felt the umpire had toward me (seemed to me like he was getting personal), I asked him, not demanded of him, to be called coach for the duration of the game for the purpose of bringing professionalism back to the game, which I felt was lost. For this, he threw me out of the game.

I misinterpreted this part.

[/B] I ask if his foot was on the rubber, and then ask for the rubber to be dusted off[/B]

I interpreted that as to trying to argue a balk. Then requesting the dust. The request of the dust off could be intpreted as a show up. As for calling you coach being professional, actually the professional thing to do is the get the managers first names and refer to them by it. I know because this is something that I don't do well enough. I'm terrible w/ names. I think this may have just come off as being another barb even if that wasn't your intent.

It would be interesting to read the ejection report to have both sides.

Bob