07-03-2009, 10:05 PM
<!--quoteo(post=47846:date=Jul 3 2009, 03:39 PM:name=Andy)-->QUOTE (Andy @ Jul 3 2009, 03:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I'm not a fan of "subjective".<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
It's a damned if you do, damned if you don't situation. By leaving it to the umpires, you can get some obviously bad discretionary determinations. But at the same time, are you going to make ejection mandatory in all cases? What about a situation where, after a warning, a pitcher accidentally hits a batter with a slow breaking ball when the bases are loaded and a run scores. Obviously no question it's not intentional, but that would still require a "subjective" determination by the umpire.
It's a damned if you do, damned if you don't situation. By leaving it to the umpires, you can get some obviously bad discretionary determinations. But at the same time, are you going to make ejection mandatory in all cases? What about a situation where, after a warning, a pitcher accidentally hits a batter with a slow breaking ball when the bases are loaded and a run scores. Obviously no question it's not intentional, but that would still require a "subjective" determination by the umpire.
This is not some silly theory that's unsupported and deserves being mocked by photos of Xena. ![[Image: ITgoyeg.png]](http://i.imgur.com/ITgoyeg.png)