Plate Umpire ejects himself in 3rd inning

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by archangel

Assigner asks you, "Pete, why did you lose control of the game and leave?"
Are you telling him that "It was my partner, I just followed along, didnt know why at the time, "but I had his back"" ...?
"But Pete, you were there, why didnt you take control before it got out of hand?"...
"Mr Assigner, it was my partners job to handle, didnt want to step in on his turf, and then he walked , so I followed, not sure why at the time."

This all sounds wonderful, but all assignors are not the same people. My college assignors are not the same as my HS assignors. My HS assignors are not the same as the summer assignors. If I am working with an assignor I hardly work for, who cares what that assignor thinks? I know with all the baseball that is offered to me, I am not in fear of working a game (at least at this level) if I choose to walk away. Remember this is something no one has to do, this is an option. If it gets so bad that you feel threatened or you feel no one is supporting you, then walking off might be your only recourse. Now I am not advocating anyone do this, but if umpires at this level do not take a stand some time, then this bad behavior is going to continue.

Peace