Too Many Ejection Clips

[gordon30307]

I don't understand the fascination of posting ejection clips. This is professional baseball and as amateurs there's little if anything to be learned. Really all it is is a p***ing contest that gets out of hand.

[johnnyg08]

Who doesn't like watching a good ejection? People like the show.

[gordon30307]

Originally Posted by johnnyg08

Who doesn't like watching a good ejection? People like the show.

So you're the guy when I'm late for an appointment going southbound on the xway has to slow down traffic to check out the guy changing his tire in the northbound lane. Now if it was a "hot chick"............. Don't get bent out of shape just having fun.

[MichaelVA2000]

Originally Posted by gordon30307

I don't understand the fascination of posting ejection clips. This is professional baseball and as amateurs there's little if anything to be learned. Really all it is is a p***ing contest that gets out of hand.

Great way to learn what not to do.

[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.

[MichaelVA2000]

Originally Posted by jkumpire

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

Consistancy is important.

Originally Posted by jkumpire

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.

Attending umpire clinics and completing one of pro schools are other learning alternatives.

Originally Posted by jkumpire

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.

Or how not to use the MLB umpirig approach. Here's an example:
YouTube - Earl Weaver gets pissed

[jwwashburn]

I liked the "Boom" that went with the ejection....never noticed that before.

[Ump153]

Originally Posted by MichaelVA2000

Or how not to use the MLB umpirig approach. Here's an example:

So to make a point about today's umpire's you use a clip from 1972.

[MichaelVA2000]

Originally Posted by Ump153

So to make a point about today's umpire's you use a clip from 1972.

I thought "today's" umpire's watching ejection clips was the topic. Guess I missed the part where time frame limitations were set on materials that could be introduced.

[kylejt]

There's very little to learn watching MLB guys. Honestly, what can young umpires take away from watching Joe West?

[jwwashburn]

How to carry a tune?

[tballump]

Originally Posted by kylejt

There's very little to learn watching MLB guys. Honestly, what can young umpires take away from watching Joe West?

Jim Riggleman learned that if Joe says "if you go your done" that's exactly what he means. A young umpire can learn that if you give a coach a warning and the coach does not heed that warning, then you eject him, which is not what some young umpires on this board have done. They have kept warning and warning and still not ejected. Sometimes, and in some areas, they learn that ejections, even after a warning gets their schedule pulled or reduced. And many times they learn that from the experienced and veteran umps in that area that do not eject either. And what do they learn from these umpires?

[SanDiegoSteve]

I love watching ejection clips. Reaffirms my faith in mankind. People that think we have nothing to learn from MLB umpires are wrong. There are many things, both good and bad, that can be learned from watching every bit of video available.

[kylejt]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

There are many things, both good and bad, that can be learned from watching every bit of video available.

So I guess you saw yet another missed play at the plate at Petco this evening.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by kylejt

So I guess you saw yet another missed play at the plate at Petco this evening.

Yes, I was at the game collecting my Hall of Fame cap. I was in the nosebleed seats, but even from way up there in the Bob Uecker section, Barksdale appeared to kick the living crap out that call. Cabrerra clearly slapped the plate with his hand. As soon as I saw Barksdale not make a call, I knew what was going to happen.

This was in the bottom of the 5th. Barksdale was booed on every pitch for 2 more innings. Funny as hell.