Too Many Ejection Clips

[jkumpire]

Originally Posted by MichaelVA2000

Great way to learn what not to do.

I try to be peaceful in disagreements, since in my profession outside of umpiring, that is important.

But in one of my three ejections this year, it was an old-time manager who tried to act like Earl Weaver in his prime. Young umpires need to understand how to handle these guys when and if they see them.

Secondly, I believe that watching those kind of discussions can teach how to handle any kind of argument. Even though we live in a major-league PC world, most MLB discussions start out at a lower level then escalate. Seeing how the umpire does or does not try to tamp down the building fire is instructive.