Player ejection and coach response

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Originally Posted by tankmjg24

The thing that annoys me with this entire situation is the fact that the player did something he should not have. In my judgement it was directed to me in an act of trying to show me up and warranted an ejection. Instead of looking at the issue of the player doing something inappropriate and fussing at him, I am portrayed as the bad guy in the overall picture. The player messed up and will now have to pay the consequences as far as I am concerned. Do not make excuses for him or try to blame others, he made a decision and will now have to live with it and he should have to pay the consequences and realize he did something he should not have. Instead though, it will probably be portrayed as "the mean umpire was wrong and you did nothing wrong. " What does the player learn from that?

I understand that frustration. Once I EJ'd a player for showing me up as you had. Coach came out at me, demanding to know what he said (and I could tell he was looking for something to use on me, not his player). First I tried to be vague. "He was arguing balls/strikes and did so in disrespectful manner". That didn't work. Next, "Coach, I'll tell you exactly what he said, but I'll take a dim view of any response that condones his behavior". Then I told him and then I listened. I don't recall EJ'g the coach (would probably remember if I did). If he says anything that indicates that I over-reacted, then he gets to sit in the dugout the rest of the game, or maybe the parking lot.