1) Automatic ejection from game, no suspension.
2) Depends on the circumstance I suppose. In Lawries case he was charging aggressively towards, while violently smashing his helmet to the ground. One could argue putting the umpire in harms way. Intent doesn't matter here.
I don't think the length of the suspension was solely based on the perspective of intent or lack there-of but it surely would play a factor in the final decision.
I'm trying to determine whether the four games is solely for hemlet making contact with ump. If he threw dirt around instead, or threw a base (or his helmet) into the field, would he have gotten any games?
Charging aggresively towards the ump will not get you suspended. That precedent was set with the George Brett incident.
