Am I A Softie ?

[Andy]

Originally Posted by Chess Ref

So after reading through these threads and the corresponding rules it looks like the swearing is an ejection.

Not necessarily. IMO, swearing in the following situations warrants an ejection:

Swearing at the umpire...
Swearing at an opponent...
Swearing loud enough for the guy at the top of the bleachers to hear...

Swearing in the following situations may not be an ejection:

Swearing under the breath due to a bad play or error..
Friendly banter between teammates as pointed out earlier in the thread..

A recent example: Good hitter at the plate, F1 is not giving her anything to hit. F1 makes a mistake and floats a pitch right down the middle. Batter crushes the pitch about 20' beyond the fence. As the bat hit the ball, I hear F2 say "Oh, sh!t!" just about loud enough for me to hear.

After BR has rounded the bases, I just tell F2 that I understand her feelings, but try to keep the language under control. She agreed and we finished the ball game.

Originally Posted by Chess Ref

I am learning the dynamics around softball. In basketball I know,usually, how to handle the coaches/players whats inappropriate etc. Softball has a whole nother vibe to it.

Isn't this the truth! It's tough not having that intermediate step like a technical foul where you can issue a warning with a penalty and still allow the offender to be part of the game.