We now know that harmony on the field is good for children and good for the umpire. It improves his game and his standing with his assignor. You're convinced, I'm sure. But how does the umpire achieve that Nirvana with the minimum amount of effort? After all, if he ejects too many people, there will be no one left to play the game. Then the assignor will not be happy at all.

Great dictators of the past knew that one only had to mistreat a few people in order to terrorize the rest into submission. When they move into a new area, more than a few umpires have noted that a proven tactic that leads to success is to eject at least one person in every league in the first few months of working.

You are not Jon Bible

Unless your fame precedes you, you must create a reputation from scratch. Jon Bible would not need to implement any of the following ideas because he does not work youth baseball and he already has a reputation for competence.

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