When to eject?

[wobster]

Peter, you are correct, I have worked Babe Ruth. Next year, I am going to get registered to do high school ball. Off the top of my head, I can think of about 3 or 4 situations where I kicked myself for not dumping somebody. I think the reason I have not had too many problems is that a lot of places I get calls to work, especially in tournaments, the normal umpire is a dad who volunteers. They are pleased to have an umpire who knows the rules.

I umpire mainly in one area, and umpire many of their games, where I sit on the BOD, and the coaches don't mess with me too much. I hear a little chirping about the zone, but nothing major.

Next year in high school ball, I will most definitely have to eject someone, if not many. That is one of the main reasons I started the thread.

I have recently changed my mind on ejections. For a long time, and about 3/4 of this season, I thought ejections are bad, and make you look bad. After reading articles and posting here, I am going to adopt a different attitude. Use it as a tool, as Peter suggested.

I did not delete the thread, and I was checking back later to see how much crap was given to me, but it was gone.



[Edited by wobster on Aug 11th, 2004 at 03:52 PM]