When did they change the balk rule?

[Kevin Finnerty]

Originally Posted by UMP25

The fact that KF believes ejections are ego-driven indicates that he does not understand the role of an umpire or the proper process by which baseball umpires are to handle certain situations. Baseball is unique among the major sports when it comes to doling out specific penalties to violators of rules or conduct.

We can't issue yellow cards. We can't penalize 15 yards for unsportsmanlike conduct. We can't call a technical. If someone personally insults us, if someone swears at us, we have two choices: leave said person in the game or remove them from the game. To choose the former results in our losing control of the game and letting said violators get away with actions they are not supposed to do. It also sends a poor message to the opposition: go ahead and demean me as an official, because I lack the fortitude to deal with it.

If prejudice and shallowness and lack of profound thought are part of your life, try to avoid automatically ascribing it to all others. You are not qualified to judge me as a baseball man, given your tendencies.

Work on controlling your personality (that you freely and proudly admit you fail to control) in your work and maybe you won't get sworn at so much.

And if you lack courage, don't automatically ascribe that to others, either.