FED Ejection. Proper or not?

[Tim C]

Under NFHS Rules a "player" can only be restricted for one reason and THIS AIN'T IT!

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[umpjim]

I believe I've received an email memo from TASO in Texas that a warning at the plate meeting does not suffice.

[nopachunts]

Originally Posted by umpjim

I believe I've received an email memo from TASO in Texas that a warning at the plate meeting does not suffice.

TASO did send out that memo. During the game if a player is wearing jewelry, have the player remove the jewelry and give a warning. Next player found wearing jewelry IS ejected.

[umpjim]

Originally Posted by nopachunts

TASO did send out that memo. During the game if a player is wearing jewelry, have the player remove the jewelry and give a warning. Next player found wearing jewelry IS ejected.

Splitting hairs but a TASO test question had no ejection for a player on the bench wearing jewelry. The player has to be "in the game". Of course you still remove the jewelry.

[ozzy6900]

Ya simply go over to the head coach and say, "you gonna take care of this or do you want me to?" All the jewlrey will come off and everyone gets to play ball. Yeah it's not the way the book says to do it but sometimes, you just have to umpire.

[DG]

3.3.1d says shall not wear jewelry, PENALTY that follows says team warning and eject next player. No team warnings at plate meeting.

Read 3.3.1a and tell me you issue team warning every time this happens.

[kylejt]

Originally Posted by ozzy6900

Ya simply go over to the head coach and say, "you gonna take care of this or do you want me to?" All the jewlrey will come off and everyone gets to play ball. Yeah it's not the way the book says to do it but sometimes, you just have to umpire.

Wait! Is this the same Oz who is thumping me for giving a manager a chance to pull a player for accidentally flinging a bat, instead of ejecting him?

Honestly, you high school umpires.......................

[ozzy6900]

Originally Posted by kylejt

Wait! Is this the same Oz who is thumping me for giving a manager a chance to pull a player for accidentally flinging a bat, instead of ejecting him?

Honestly, you high school umpires.......................

Yes it is!

That is FED, your situation was OBR where there is very little that can be done other than to eject (check the OBR Rules sometime and you will see what I mean). The FED makes statements of restricting or ejecting but the State Board wants us to try and use those only as the situation cannot be resolved any other way. Of course, that is here in CT - in Oregon where Tim is, the State Board may be just the opposite. As a FED umpire, you are bound to the National FED and your State's interpretation of the rules. In OBR, there is no local interpretation - if the rules says eject, you eject.

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by umpjim

I believe I've received an email memo from TASO in Texas that a warning at the plate meeting does not suffice.

Me too.

[Stu Clary]

This reminds me of the time - many years ago, I was in my early 20s - when I was working a junior high school basketball game with VERY veteran official. I toss the ball up for tip off to start the game and as soon as it was touched my partner blew his whistle.

Five T's on the home team for wearing jewlery...all the starters had sweatbands on their wrists. I learned some new curse words that day.