Redass or Candyass?

[BigUmp56]

Originally posted by phillips.alex
If i have known someone for years and they still don't know how to handle a baseball game, it is about time that i did some public lessons. Coaches should never be ejected except for two cases:

1) the rules warrant it (pitching at batters, etc.)
2) they have undermined the game

number 2 can be taken quite broadly, but it is not meant to be so. Clearly it is worth more to the players as well as a coach to be given a chance to control themselves.

just my two cents

The coaches and players should all know where the line is in regards to ejections by the time they reach the big diamond.

In my games, if they come charging at a crew member from the dugout or a coaches box, they're gone. Period. I'm not shy about how I let them know either. If they can't show me respect and learn to argue without crossing the line, then why should I show them respect when it's time for them to go.

Also, if it becomes personal or profane, they've worn out their welcome for the day, possibly more than that if they have to serve a suspension.

I don't eject often, but when I do, it's done the same way. I give em' the hook and walk away. If they follow I expect my partner to come in and walk their rat butt away.

Tim.