Even as a Braves fan, have to agree that guy had no business tossing him there....man, some of the umps really suck right now, don't they???
That was a ridiculous ejection, and that umpire should be sent back to the minors immediately. Just the way he acted after the first call was bush league....
Didn't look like he went, at least from the angles on the video, but those kinds of judgement calls occur almost every game. Howard is a veteran and should know enough to keep his cool, especially in an extra inning game where his team is short handed.
As for sending the umpire back to the minors, does a team do that when a young player goes hitless in his first game in the majors? Well, maybe if George Steinbrenner was the owner, but he was a unique case. (I'd be more blunt about George, but he's gone, so I'll let it be.) Some players (and managers) want umpires to be held accountable to a higher standard than they are.