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Sounds like you handled it well. The guy shoulda waited until the protest to handle the situation. I've alwasys worked on a field under the impression it's my field inside the fence and no one messes with it unless there's a protest. Was the UIC a new one? Or one that just liked to show his authority? While what he said was correct, the way he handled it will cause problems with a lot of umpires.
We had a similar situation where 2 coaches decided to leave the game one night. After the 2nd ejection, our UIC walked on the field to "see what was happening." I explained there had been two ejections, we didn't need him on the field. He told me he was the UIC and could what he felt like doing. I gave him my clicker, told him to finish up, he could get the pay for the game, I was gone. While I was packing up my gear and talking to the TD, he came up and apologized to me and said I was correct, the field was ours and he shouldn't have done that.
Which park was this in?
Rick
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