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.

[Chess Ref]

Andy-I agree with your take on the swearing I can talk to the player about. In this case i should have ejected. In our area it does matter if player is restricted or ejected,if ejected player is then suspended for the next game.

[Gulf Coast Blue]

The casual F* bomb........has become a bit too casual in my book, but I am not the language police.

However, I have warned......resticted to the bench........but never ejected a player because of it. I have also called games where I have heard that word and pretty much ignored it.

I would however, have a hard time NOT ejecting a player who while looking directly at me said "are you f$%ing blind!"

Just as I admire good catchers who always seem to say the right thing, I can despise a catcher who chirps about every damn thing he/she thinks is wrong. They both get the same consideration............but if a coach asks me how his catcher did........I will give them an honest evaluation......the griper gets D - and the encourager gets A+.

JMHO

Joel