Unsportsmanlike Conduct ejection - Page 3

CecilOne · #31 (**permalink**) Tue Apr 08, 2003, 04:27pm

Thanks, Dakota, I'll probably buy it because I like to know everything I possibly can. All I meant by "unissued" was that it is not given out to all umpires, like the NFHS case book, therefore not a standard. If it was, we all would have the same cases and the same explanations for consistency.

IRISHMAFIA · #32 (**permalink**) Tue Apr 08, 2003, 07:30pm

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Originally posted by CecilOne
POE are in the rule book. The reason I came across #48 today is that the index lists bat throwing as #48, although it is really #51.

My bad. Since you were looking online for the rules, I was under the impression you did not have a rule book.

I do have a question though. Does your ASA state staff not make the membership aware of the tools of the trade?

gsf23 · #33 (**permalink**) Wed Apr 09, 2003, 08:12am

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Originally posted by IRISHMAFIA

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Originally posted by CecilOne

Also, have you ever read POE #48, which includes such things in unsporting conduct as wearing a cap backwards, shirt untucked, exposed undergarments of different colors, coaching tactics that endanger the safety of players, etc.?

However, it refers to "SPORTING BEHAVIOR", not unsportsmanlike conduct and are not causes for ejection. This is probably more a guide for the coaches than umpires.
[Edited by IRISHMAFIA on Apr 8th, 2003 at 07:26 PM]

So is that new this year that they are not causes for ejection? I remember my first year of umpiring and I ejected a player for wearing his hat backward.

Dakota · #34 (**permalink**) Wed Apr 09, 2003, 10:22am

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Originally posted by gsf23
I remember my first year of umpiring and I ejected a player for wearing his hat backward.

It would be proper to eject the player for refusing to follow the umpire's instructions and put the hat on properly, but not just for showing up with a hat on backwards. That's probably what you did, right?

gsf23 · #35 (**permalink**) Wed Apr 09, 2003, 10:27am

Dakota--

Yeah...He had started the game in left field with his hat on backwards. I called time and told him that he needed to keep his hat on the right way. In the bottom of the inning he came to bat and turned his hat around backwards. I called time, told him I warned him once and now he can watch the rest of the game.

IRISHMAFIA · #36 (**permalink**) Wed Apr 09, 2003, 11:47am

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Originally posted by gsf23
Dakota--

Yeah...He had started the game in left field with his hat on backwards. I called time and told him that he needed to keep his hat on the right way. In the bottom of the inning he came to bat and turned his hat around backwards. I called time, told him I warned him once and now he can watch the rest of the game.

Speaking ASA

You probably really shouldn't "eject" a player for this, but just not allow them to participate, somewhat similar to a player which cannot hold onto the bat when hitting.