Ichiro's first ejection

[zm1283]

Ichiro ejected for first time in career | MLB.com: News

And it's a textbook eject for Runge. It was funny that the Mariner's manager didn't even defend him. I wonder if the PU understood what Ichiro said to him?

[RPatrino]

I guess drawing a line in the dirt is a universal EJ, known world wide!!!

[SanDiegoSteve]

And the Japanese are usually so nice....

[Umpmazza]

im a huge Mariners fan... that pitch was right on the edge, Ichiro should have not taken that pitch.. i did like his strike 3 mechanic....

[johnnyg08]

Could he have avoided dumping him by ringing him up and walking toward the right handed batter's box? I get it, this is an automatic EJ...seemed like he rung him up, then walked right toward him.

[tballump]

Originally Posted by RPatrino

I guess drawing a line in the dirt is a universal EJ, known world wide!!!

Yes, but you might be surprised how many (of the total) on this forum would let it go, because they do not believe drawing a line is that bad and reason for ejection. They may not do it even if they know it is wrong (even claim they were not looking) because they do not want to make waves. They may be afraid, if the coach has a lot of influence with the assignor, that the coach will call the assignor and the assignor will pull some of their assignments, especially with that coach.
SDS--Is that new assignor as good as your old one, or can you tell yet?

[johnnyg08]

time for a new assigner

[RPatrino]

Tball, are you afraid of a coach calling your assignor and effecting your schedule? In all my years of umpiring I have never heard such a ridiculous assertion, that someone would ignore a situation that needed handling, because it might make a coach angry. Unbelievable, as it just doesn't happen where I am.

[tballump]

Originally Posted by RPatrino

Tball, are you afraid of a coach calling your assignor and effecting your schedule? In all my years of umpiring I have never heard such a ridiculous assertion, that someone would ignore a situation that needed handling, because it might make a coach angry. Unbelievable, as it just doesn't happen where I am.

I will let all the others on this board chime in about situations in their area where "drawing a line" and other situations that were ignored and "why" it was ignored by their partners. You are telling me it is never because it would make the coach angry and would get them reported and a downgraded schedule. I hope this is true and all the responses say this has never happened. Glad this is not a problem in your area, and after hearing from 1,000 others that it is not a problem anywhere, I will stand corrected.

[ozzy6900]

Draw a line on me, you're gone!

Call my assigner and he will tell you that I was right!

[TussAgee11]

Yup, draw a line, you're gone.

I ran one, and had to wait another season before I got an assignment in that league.

[dash_riprock]

EVERYONE knows you can't draw a line and stay in the game. It's universally understood. You MUST eject. You will be branded a pussy if you don't.

[RPatrino]

I work for 3 different organizations, and in each one if a coach calls to complain about a player being ejected for 'drawing a line' the assignor will just tell the coach that they should have known better. In one organization the assignor will more than likely come and ump their next game.

If I ever get an inkling of a feeling that the coaches were beginning to run our associations, I'd be gone in a heartbeat.

[kylejt]

Wow, Brian has put on some weight this season. He came to a clinic I was teaching at in February with only one chin. Road food is not kind, and we all know. I didn't recognize him in the video.

Yeah, no drawing lines in the Turface. Nice, or not, you're leaving.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by tballump

SDS--Is that new assignor as good as your old one, or can you tell yet?

Too early to tell. Both have some good and not so good qualities, as do most of us I suppose. The former is old and cantankerous, and the new one is closer to my age, Italian, and a fairly famous local artist who does very beautiful sports paintings, drawings and sculptures. I did get a great assignment for today. I had two games in Point Loma, where it was a good 15° cooler than inland where all the other games were taking place where it was 95 to 100°.