I don't believe my league.....

[GarthB]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by wobster
Garth - Can I not make a mistake?

Certainly. We all do. But didn't you post this for comment?

I admitted I was wrong ejecting the fan, and I should have gone to the coach, but I had not recieved any advice prior to that. Since, I have recieved advice and now I know what I should do next time.

I thought I read somewhere that you had umpires for 8 years. Is that right? So in 8 years you have never been told your authority is pretty much on your side of the backstop?

Umpires in this league have always ejected fans at least as I remember. I remember parents getting ejected when I was playing. There were at least 3 or 4 a year. I was going on what I remembered, as I haven't seen fans get bad enough in the years I have umpired that they needed to be ejected. In the other leagues around, it is not uncommon for umpires to clear the stands, or throw out 3 and 4 parents at a time. Granted they are not right, but it happens. Fans around this area get a little rowdy.

If your league is being inconsistent with you, then you have a legitimate *****. But only about he consistency, not over their, apparently, current policy of not ejecting fans.

I have learned from my mistake, but I do not believe I should have recieved a butt chewing. I do not handle the other umpires that way, I let them know what they did and what they should have done.

Butt chewings come standard equipment with some mistakes. I've had mine gnawed on pretty well in the past. And they come in various forms and intensities. The umpires that you "let them know what they did and what they should have done." probably consider that a butt chewing.

Get over it.

But if you don't want diverse comments about something, don't post it here.