Disqualified ?

[wadeintothem]

Originally Posted by NCASAUmp

I wish I had that luxury when calling SP. The guys can't shut up before they're ejected, while they're being ejected, and most certainly NOT after being ejected.

Actually, this year has been a quiet year for me. Only one toss, and it had nothing to do with me or my calls.

Coaches and male fp/sp players.. gotta go. No hanging around. Girls, maybe I just dont notice it.. all FP players look alike and are named carlie or kaylie, so how the heck do I know who it is?

[NCASAUmp]

Originally Posted by wadeintothem

Coaches and male fp/sp players.. gotta go. No hanging around. Girls, maybe I just dont notice it.. all FP players look alike and are named carlie or kaylie, so how the heck do I know who it is?

Well, if I toss someone and they go quietly, I'll continue the game without much delay. I know ASA says you're to wait until an ejected player is gone, but if a player shrugs, says, "yeah, you're right. Sorry, guys," I'm not going to stare him down all the way to the parking lot.

In fact, one game, I tossed a guy for violating Mike's favorite "no profanity" rule. Hey, local rules, not mine. He kept quiet all the way to the dugout, changed his shoes quickly and quietly, and started out the dugout to the parking lot. I signal "play ball," but my BU starts yelling, "no, sir, you do not!" This BU has been known to be a bit of a hot-head, and the players didn't care much for him. As I'm walking towards my partner to tell him, "hey, he's going quietly, there's no need for this," the ejected player now realizes that he's being singled out and starts tossing a bunch of profanity in the direction of my BU, all the way out to the parking lot. Frankly, my partner deserved it (and I don't say that very often).

Yes, procedures are procedures, but sometimes, a little professional discretion is justifiable.