KenGibes
05-01-2008, 05:49 PM
Had my first ejection in a long time a few days ago, and it was a sad experience.
R2 trying to score behind R3 on an previous overthrown play at home was dead out (F2 had the ball well before the slide started), but at the end of the slide R2 popped up into F2 and tried to either dislodge the ball or bowl F2 over to prevent a play on the BR, I'm not sure which. It wasn't a smart slide, nor was it a clean one.
Anyway, the contact was hard enough that I expected F2 to retaliate. Fortunately, he didn't. I still had an ejection on the contact, highlighted by the fact that the district has issued a special point of emphasis against verbal and physical confrontations during games.
To make matters worse, the player's team didn't have a substitute, so the game was called. Even worse, they were winning by 7 runs in the fifth inning.
I have been told by several people, including the president of the league (who saw the play) that it was a good ejection. Doesn't make it any easier, though, since the runner was out anyway and a fight didn't actually break out.
Hopefully, the player and his team will learn from the experience. Personally, I feel they think they got ripped off by an umpire.
R2 trying to score behind R3 on an previous overthrown play at home was dead out (F2 had the ball well before the slide started), but at the end of the slide R2 popped up into F2 and tried to either dislodge the ball or bowl F2 over to prevent a play on the BR, I'm not sure which. It wasn't a smart slide, nor was it a clean one.
Anyway, the contact was hard enough that I expected F2 to retaliate. Fortunately, he didn't. I still had an ejection on the contact, highlighted by the fact that the district has issued a special point of emphasis against verbal and physical confrontations during games.
To make matters worse, the player's team didn't have a substitute, so the game was called. Even worse, they were winning by 7 runs in the fifth inning.
I have been told by several people, including the president of the league (who saw the play) that it was a good ejection. Doesn't make it any easier, though, since the runner was out anyway and a fight didn't actually break out.
Hopefully, the player and his team will learn from the experience. Personally, I feel they think they got ripped off by an umpire.