Batter throws bat

[kylejt]

Warn, then eject is the dopey guidance. Like Manny has been advocating for many moons, we need to be able to bench the kid for the game, but not the next one (ejection).

I've given the manager a choice. "You do it, or I will". If that manager insisted on reentering him later, I'd find a manager in that dugout that wouldn't.

[jicecone]

By far the easiest way to handle this is stop the game after the play is over for 1 min. Approach the player and explain to him about throwing the bat. Next time up, remind him. it has work wonders many, many times.

We, as officials and coaches love to tell people what to do but, not take a few minutes to explain much. It easy to bark out orders. At this age, everyone on that field is a teacher.