ice_67 wrote:Let's be clear. The BR raised her elbow to "hit" F3. Intent was seen. Both by our team and the BU. She was trying to dislodge the ball by elbowing F3. It wasn't a train wreck or collision. it was a throw an elbow up at the last second to hit F3.
I guess we can keep expanding the scenario until you get to hear the BU should have ejected the BR.
In terms of my initial response, nothing changes. If I saw something flagrant warranting an ejection, I would eject without hesitation. Frankly, I dont know that this qualifies. It COULD, but I just dont know based on what you think you saw. My gut reaction is that a warning is probably sufficient for a first offense by a team doing this. If it happened again or started to get out of hand, i'd probably toss the player, and who knows, maybe even the coach for good measure.
The biggest error I see is that BU allowing herself to be talked into a corner by a coach on a strictly umpire judgment call.