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Originally posted by SC Ump
NEXT QUESTION SOME ARE THINKING: How can the coach protest a judgement call? Well, it all depends upon how well he "discusses" it with the PU. "Blue, can you tell me why you ruled that an illegal pitch? Oh, you agree that the batter tried to call time and surprised the pitcher, but you think that the batter can't call time only the umpire so thus you think an illegal pitch has to be called?" If an umpired agreed with the coach on that statement, then the coach would have a misapplication of the rules as opposed to a judgement call, and thus could protest.
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You are gonna get blackballed by the magician's union for giving away tricks and trade secrets!
Seriously, I've had several coaches try something similar recently: "So, Blue, you're saying ..." followed by a gross misstatement of what I said or the basis for my ruling. I had thought that these guys were just trying me on, but maybe they are teaching something like this in "coach school" these days.
All by way of: be real careful how you respond to a coach who does this~ s/he may be crazy like a fox and planning to set up a protest, based on your "misapplication" of a rule S/HE "supplied" !!