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Old Wed May 11, 2005, 09:09am
mcrowder mcrowder is offline
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Why is it that in baseball and softball, it is expected and tolerated that a coach leave his seat to argue with an official? It's not tolerated anywhere else, and serves absolutely no purpose. Basketball, it's a technical foul. Football, it's 15 yards.

I have no problem with a manager calling time to come discuss what he thought was a rule misinterpretation, or to clarify what the umpire saw if he thinks there may be a rule mis-interp.

I just don't see why there is ANY tolerance for a manager or coach coming onto the field (even if he called time) to discuss ANY judgement call.

Rules have changed to forbid arguing about balls and strikes --- why stop there. Any argument about a judgement call should be an ejection.
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