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Originally posted by DDonnelly19
[According to your reasoning, we should:
-accept a protest on the grounds of umpire appearance (skipper didn't like your hat)
-eject a manager when he realizes one pitch too late that you just awarded 2 bases on a balk
Care to elaborate on this, Mike/Moose?
Dennis [/B]
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Why SURE....allow me to explain.
Sometimes one posts as THEY would do. And sometimes one posts as they would advise others to do. And sometimes one posts as they believe things should be done. And sometimes (horrors!) persons post axioms, that later are shown to be... uh...
I never said you MUST ACCEPT a protest. I simply advice (to the legions who follow) that it is best for ALL concerned, and might save your bacon, if you just ACCEPT the idiot coach protest. (The HAT example). It's easier and quicker. And I want to look out for the lurkers and the less experienced.. Meaning, do we REALLY KNOW what the coach is protesting. 100% sure? Perhaps it appears he is questioning judgment but in actuality its some secret rule. Lowest Common Denominator, why take the risk.. Note the protest, move on. The protest commitee will sort it out.
Because look at the converse. The poor umpire, who mistakenly reads the platitudes of _______, then assumes that he must make this decision about the coaches protest. Ump REFUSES to allow the protest.. and then, after the fact, we find that this coach had a VALID beef, the protest should have been allowed. This is the worst case.. why take the chance.
Now your example above is a bit skewed. I (me) may NOT allow the coach to protest my hat.. because I know with absolute certainty what would be the result.. but, what the heck, I'd rather have the boob coach pay the fee and look stupid, so accept...... AND come on.. your time example?? I would NEVER (being perfect that is), have awarded two bases on a balk...but if my evil Twin Skippy did.. we'd give that coach a LONG LONG rope to beef.. He won't get to protest (again, we know 100% sure he can't).. but unless he calls me a @#%%^ or a %#$^&, he'll hang around.....I deserve it right.. I @#T^ up.
Remember.. in my orig example the EX PRO player was 100% wrong and I was right.
Mike Branch
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