Viral Washington Ejection

[834k3r]

My wife saw this and was apoplectic about umpires taking the fun out of baseball. I assured her there's more to the video than the snippet that's gone viral.

Brothers, what's your take?

https://www.foxnews.com/sports/washington-baseball-players-ejection-goes-viral-fans-cant-figure-out-excessive-celebration

[Thunderheads]

Sorry, but an ejection .... FOR THAT?!   I ain't buyin' it.... sorry

MAYBE a warning, but even then ....

[Jimurray]

11 minutes ago, Thunderheads said:

Sorry, but an ejection .... FOR THAT?!   I ain't buyin' it.... sorry

MAYBE a warning, but even then ....

Bat flip toward opposing dugout. Ejection supported, I think by NCAA preseason video. Less chance of retaliation and brawl later in the game. 

[Thunderheads]

Just now, Jimurray said:

Bat flip toward opposing dugout. Ejection supported, I think by NCAA preseason video. Less chance of retaliation and brawl later in the game. 

That's still really weak IMHO (not that it means anything  )

[JonnyCat]

I saw that last night, too, and didn't see anything either.

However, I just watched it again right now and noticed something.

Did he do a slashing motion across his chest while going towards 3B? Watch around the 13 second mark, it's hard to see because one of the runners is in the way.

Maybe that's what got him run? I don't know if that type of motion is prohibited in NCAA.

[wolfe_man]

What's our umpiring objective and motto this year? I forget what we decided in our POE's.

Is it Let the kids play - or - Act like you've been there before?

[Richvee]

2 hours ago, Jimurray said:

Bat flip toward opposing dugout. Ejection supported, I think by NCAA preseason video. Less chance of retaliation and brawl later in the game. 

This. I'm not 100% sure I agree. But this is what the NCAA ants to stop. (Not much of a flip towards the opposing dugout here IMO). 

 

2 hours ago, JonnyCat said:

Did he do a slashing motion across his chest while going towards 3B?

If the opposing team was in the 3B dugout, I'd agree. 

 

I thought I understood what the NCAA wanted to crack down on. I honestly don't about this one. 

[jms1425]

The opposing team was in the 1st base dugout. A minor bat flip in the direction of the other team is a bat flip in the direction of the other team. But let's call that a minor infraction.

Then he's slashing across his chest underlying the school name as he rounds third near F5. OK... minor infraction.

Then his teammates spill out too close to home plate as they celebrate. Well... minor infraction.

But unsportsmanlike conduct is a STATED POE this year, ESPECIALLY ANY ACTIONS DIRECTED TOWARDS THE OPPONENT. Three "minor" violations on one play, any one of which is a potentially ejectable offense, given the POE this year? You're done.

Not to mention.... If it's "just a minor bat flip", then why do it at all? If it's "no big deal" to slash across your chest, then why do it at all? And most importantly to me, why is this kind of thing the only kind of "fun" players can have when they're excited? Why is taunting your opponent fun in the first place?

I have ZERO sympathy for the ejected player, and I am 100% in favor of efforts to eliminate this crap from the game, and all other sports, too. I am sick to death of watching players waggle their fingers, stand over opponents on the ground, and generally act like jerks. If that is what constitutes "fun", then call me the Burgermeister Meisterburger. lol