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I sometimes talk to fans...dead ball, waiting for players to get in position for the throwin or coming out of a timeout and heading to my spot. Depending on your personality and confidence, the circumstances, and who you're talking to, this can be fine or it can get it in deep trouble. There are plenty of times that the right few words can buy you some slack and/or get a good laugh. Sometimes they actually have a decent question and listen to the answer as if they want to understand the call rather than just gripe.
The difference that Smitty is trying to get across, as I read it, is that the official he mentioned seems to have seeked the conversations and spent the better part of warmup in/near the stands in conversation or spends all the time talking to one coach and doesn't say boo to the other one. This is not acceptable in my book.
When I have people I know approach me, I'll speak for 30 second or minute but ususally steer the conversation to a close: "BLah, blah, blah, blah.. That's good news. I'd love to chat with you but... Catch me afterwards/See you at work tomorrow." They always understand.
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