Should I eject or not?!?!

[Steve M]

Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

Myth: It is the umpire's job to keep the players/coaches in the game.

Reality: It is the umpire's responsibility to understand the game and allow the players to play the game. It is the umpire's job to understand the coach's job and responsibility to the team and their goal.

It is the player's/coach's responsibility to understand the game and the umpire's position on the field. It is when one side is unaware of their own responsibilities that there are problems and a player/coach is ejected.

In any case, and contrary to the belief of some real old school officials, bragging about not ejecting anyone doesn't make a better umpire than a skier bragging that he never falls is a better skier.

If an umpire can go a certain period of time without ejecting someone, good for them as long as they did not have to work hard to keep such a streak alive. Not ejecting an individual that should be does no one any favors, including the player's team.

Of course, JMO

I agree - completely.
In the explanations I gave earlier to your 2 situations -
1-I gave a 1 sentence explanation and left. If the player follows me to actually agrue, she is telling me that she does not want to stay. I'll recognize that and allow her to go.
2-In this one, you're actually dealing with another umpire - but one from a game where the culture is that they eject far quicker. You allowed him a 1-line disagreement. The part that takes him up to the line is that he came back and now he's talking about history, so the leash just became a very short choker chain.

I also agree that the umpire who goes too far in keeping someone in the game is not doing anything good. Take this to Bugg Bob's thread about a nutcracker, this umpire who can't/won't/doesn't toss anyone ever doesn't need a cup - there's nothing there to protect.