Why would an umpire with his level of experience even be dealing with an assistant coach? I fail to see where the gray area is here. He should have dumped him the first time he came onto the field to argue.
Is he really supporting situational umpiring with the balk scenario he laid out, or is he just asking a question about what others think?
If F1 failed to make a discernable pause, we all know he's balked. So do both managers and most of the players.
What is he going to do if challenged as to why he didn't call it? Tell the manager he didn't see what everyone else saw, or just tell him his team didn't play well enough to be treated to his best efforts in judiciously applying the rules?
I don't see any gray area here either.
Tim.
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