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Originally posted by gsf23
Rich, I know that is what the rules says. The question I am asking is what constitutes, going to another player. In the sitch. I am describing, the player/manager never physically went over and talked to another player. He simply yelled from his position to another player, "Go talk to him." He wasn't told what to say, just simply go talk to him. How is that different from a manager sitting in a dugout yelling out to his catcher "go settle him down" or just getting the catchers attention and motioning him to go out to the mound.
[Edited by gsf23 on Dec 5th, 2003 at 09:10 AM]
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The difference is that the player-manager is on the field, not in the dugout.
It doesn't matter what the manager said to the player. If the catcher or a player went to the dugout, talked the manager, then went to the mound, you wouldn't know what was said then either. (Happened to the Marlins in the WS this year).
As for a "talk to him" signal from the dugout, that's not the same because the manager is not on the field.
Just call it and stop looking for reasons not to.