How many coaches have you tossed?

[bkbjones]

Originally posted by SRW
You forgot about the USC you and I had last year for the runner crashing into F2....wasn't a true "ejection" per se, but she did finish the game on the bench.

Yes I did, and thanks for the reminder. Actually it was F1 covering the plate. She was a sneaky little snot, too...and a rather vicious kidney puncher. I wonder if we would have seen the punch had she been left-handed. She threw it right-handed because the glove was on her left hand. If she was a lefty, chances are neither of us would have seen it but would have been wondering why the runner was writhing on the ground.

[SC Ump]

Been umpiring various organizations for 18 years. I really don't know, because I've never felt is a badge of honor nor of shame, so I haven't been counting. It's just part of our job.

NFHS - - maybe two in last 10 years. Only one I remember was for a coach saying "blah, blah, blah... and if you don't like it you can throw my a$$ out."

Adult SP - coaches and players, perhaps thre or four a year when I was doing that.

Church SP - too often to count, but not nearly enough.

Kids FP - perhaps one every three or four years.

[SRW]

Originally posted by bkbjones

Yes I did, and thanks for the reminder. Actually it was F1 covering the plate. She was a sneaky little snot, too...and a rather vicious kidney puncher. I wonder if we would have seen the punch had she been left-handed. She threw it right-handed because the glove was on her left hand. If she was a lefty, chances are neither of us would have seen it but would have been wondering why the runner was writhing on the ground.

That's right. I was watching the BR slide into 3B, so I caught the tail end of the play - the part where you're calling "Dead Ball". I look over to HP and R1 is on the ground holding her back...you're standing there telling the coach that his F1 is now DQ'd... and I'm thinking "Man, I just missed the ESPN highlight of the day..."

[TexBlue]

I'm starting my 10 year this spring. I've had 14 coaches that had to hear how the game ended.

4 of them apologized repeatedly for it the rest of the season. They admit they just lost control and " That's not like me."

*** 6 were verbally assaulting my partner to the point I got tired of listening to it and the girls didn't need to hear anymore. Neither did I.

*** 5 for cussing in front of the girls, fans and everyone else in the park.

*** 3 for various USC reasons.

While I don't take a lot of abuse, I'll allow some. When it's time for the coach to leave the park, it's because I realize I've losing control of the game and this is my last ditch effort to regain it. I definitely don't go looking for the next ejection.

[tzme415]

Originally posted by SC Ump
Church SP - too often to count, but not nearly enough.

This is a sad commentary

I only do Adult SP and rarely have to eject anyone. I think that the main reason is most of the leagues around here have not only a casual profanity rule (which I know some don't like) but also the rule that if a player is ejected then they miss one or two more games. A few leagues even have the ejection reviewed and if they feel warranted will kick the player out for more games. In fact last year I only ejected one player and that was for swearing at his own teammates. He was playing SS and yelling at his OF, I started to walk into the infield, the manager playing Pitcher asked me to throw him out so he didn't have to.