Holiday Slide - Legal or Not?

[jicecone]

Originally Posted by Rich

Why? Why would you, the umpire, allow yourself to be angry at all?

I work small college and HS varsity and an ejection would never even cross my mind. His intent isn't to injure -- it's to break up the double play. It's a FPSR violation and I'm getting 2 outs, but it's nothing more in my mind.

I agree, emotions have little to do with this. If your employer and the rules you officiate by allow this to happen, (whether it was good or bad, viscious or not), then you are paid to enforce accordingly.