Ejections

[pdxblue]

And I do NOT agree that the plate ump does not have any business in this. If the base ump is too far away to hear the coach continue on with his obvious attempt to incite the crowd , the plate umpire needs to deal with it! This is a form of bench jocking, and the plate umpire SHOULD be dealing with it. This is no different than say the coach says something stupid like "Blue, you are an idiot" loud enough for a few fans to hear it, but not the base ump. The plate ump BETTER eject that coach, even though the comment isn't directed at him personally. You are a TEAM out there!!!

[DG]

Originally Posted by pdxblue

If the base ump is too far away to hear the coach continue on with his obvious attempt to incite the crowd

What "crowd"? Are they anything like assistants?

PPP

[LLPA13UmpDan]

Originally Posted by pdxblue

And I do NOT agree that the plate ump does not have any business in this. If the base ump is too far away to hear the coach continue on with his obvious attempt to incite the crowd , the plate umpire needs to deal with it! This is a form of bench jocking, and the plate umpire SHOULD be dealing with it. This is no different than say the coach says something stupid like "Blue, you are an idiot" loud enough for a few fans to hear it, but not the base ump. The plate ump BETTER eject that coach, even though the comment isn't directed at him personally. You are a TEAM out there!!!

I know in LL the plate ump is also the Umpire-in-chief. So yeah i do agree, the umpires are a team

[aceholleran]

When I am BU, I don't jump into my pard's game. If he wants to let participants rag his zone, he's making his own bed.

Sometimes, if I feel there is overt gesturing going on (a personal peeve) at PU's work, I will inform him, only if he cannot see it. Every field is laid out differently. On some diamonds, it's easy for weasels to hide from PU's view and put on a show.

I even jumped in once, in a 3-man game (I was U3), where U1's work was being physically ridiculed by multiple coaches in 1B dugout (between innings, with U1 down the RF line). I deemed the gesturing overly large and prolonged, which got the fans going.

But, in general, I am with Fronny. Let each of us pick his battles; jump in only when reinforcements are necessary.

Ace

[Rich]

Originally Posted by LLPA13UmpDan

I know in LL the plate ump is also the Umpire-in-chief. So yeah i do agree, the umpires are a team

Being umpire in chief does not mean the umpire is the "boss" on the field. It means he has specific responsibilities.