Ejection Fiasco - Need Comments

[Junker]

Originally Posted by tibear

I also ejected a player the other night for throwing his helmet after getting picked off at third base.

Before I ejected I waited a second or two to see the coach's reaction. I remember when I was coaching one of my player's throw their glove after not liking a call. As head coach, I immediately yelled, "Time Blue. I'm removing # X from the game and replacing with #Y." The turned to my bench and said loud enough for EVERYONE to hear that his reaction was NOT acceptable and would immediately result in benching.

Had the coach done this, I wouldn't have ejected because the message had been passed and the result would have been the same. However, the coach did nothing so I ejected.

Some of you may take exception to the fact that I didn't eject regardless of a coach's reaction but in this case I think it is acceptable. If it was something like malicious contact or verbally abusing an official I don't care what the coach does, I'm ejecting. I guess my line for immediate ejection is somewhere after thrown equipment (again depending on coaches reaction).

I understand what you are trying to do here, and I agree that the message was sent to the player that throwing a helmet is unacceptable, but what are you going to say to the opposing coach when he comes and says, "I thought throwing the helmet was an ejection?"