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"I hear LL is mostly volunteer umpires so good luck with that..."
I don't take money for LL games, so does that make me less rule savy than those who do? I think not. Don't bag the volunteers.
The correct procedure for a misapplication of the rules is a protest, not a five minute arguement. The problem is nobody in the field knew the rules. IFF, by it's definition, is a ball hit high in the air, and the ability of an infielder(pitcher and catcher included) to catch it with ordinary effort. Plus the runners advance at their own peril. Sounds like the whole ruling of IFF was blown by the umpire. Hey, it happens.
So, what did the manager do? Instead of protest, he argues for five minutes, doesn't put in a proper protest, and blows a chance for a win. A protest, calmly filed in a reasonable tone, won't p*ss off an umpire, and gets the game going. But now you've got a bad umpire mad at you, and possibly your team. Dumb.
The ability to properly file a protest gives your team an edge. Why more managers don't have this skill is beyond me. IT'S SO SIMPLE!
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