Fan threats

[JRutledge]

Originally posted by bluezebra
An umpire has no authority to eject someone from the stands. If he/she is just being obnoxious, pull in your rabbit ears and ignore him/her. If the jerk gets profane, stop the game and tell the home team coach (it's his/her field) that the game won't continue until the person quiets down or leaves. If the coach won't comply, write the incident in the official scorebook and announce that the game is suspended at that point, and why. Call your assignor and instructional chairperson immediately, and write to the principals and athletic directors of both schools.

Bob

If you have the right to stop a game because of a out of control fan, you can eject that fan. If the game will not continue for that fan until he/she leaves, then basically you have the right to throw out a fan. Now, it is not practical to do it yourself, but you can do it. The game cannot continue until you want it to. If a fan is disrupting the game, whether that be disrupting you or any player, you have every right to have that person removed. I think all you are talking about is symatics. Whether you do it personally or the administrators do it, it still can be done.