Player Ejection

[WindyCityBlue]

I wasn't there and I didn't hear what was said in the exchange, so I'm not supposed to have an opinion...

I know a lot of guys who will not tolerate non-playing contact between players (you used the word "shove"). The catcher was doing his job, the batter had not reached the dugout...why allow a player to push another. If he did that on the street, he could be arrested for battery.

Organized baseball doesn't allow it, even when the guy is upset. That said, unless the catcher tagged him hard (read: pushed him) or did it in a provocative manner (read: in the face), I'd dump the batter, too. It may have been a non- event in your eyes, but if you allow that, what happens next?