Should I have ejected?

[BigBlue4u]

On 9/23/2022 at 9:14 AM, ErichKeane said:

o long-story-short: In the end, I'm glad I tossed him, and everyone was likely better off because of it.

 Believe me, the landscape is littered with umpires who wished they had ejected a player rather than let him stay in the game.

[lawump]

On 9/29/2022 at 10:39 AM, ErichKeane said:

I believe this is why NFHS ejection of a player is 'restrict to dugout', right? 

Yes.  However many years ago...a kid either attempted or successfully committed suicide as he was so distraught over the ejection and the way the game had gone.  Hence, if the ejected player is a minor (under age 18) he stays in the dugout.  If he continues to misbehave in the dugout post-ejection, you tell the head coach that the kid as to go and either (1) an assistant coach who is responsible for him goes with him to supervise him on the bus (or locker room) OR (2) the head coach certifies that the ejected player is being released to his parents/guardian, athletic director, or school administrator (vice-principal, principal).  

 

(And, no, I am not asking the age of the player when I eject him to determine whether or not he leaves.  If a high school kid is ejected, I just assume they are 17 or younger.  If they are 18...who cares.  I use the same procedures as set forth above.)

[lawump]

(Post deleted as I posted the same comment twice, inadvertently.)

[Vegas_Ump]

You kiss your mom with that mouth?  Eject the little urchin!  He's complaining about the objectivity of judgement calls!  That's non-negotiable!  He's already got one foot on a banana peel!  Then the F-bomb?  Gone!  Recommend he sit another game (just like the LL rules specify!)

Seriously, you have a potential mass-murderer here growing up with no discipline!  The manager has a bigger problem than what the OP suggests!  Eject the kid and let the manager take care of it.  Both his parents and the league should get involved.  But after the ejection, it's not your problem!

Mike

Las Vegas