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Other than the obvious making the call to begin with, one way out was to talk with the caoch before he went back to the dugout, assuring him that the runner was out by not beating the throw and just because the call was weak didn't mean it wasn't an out. Resolving the issue with the coach before he could go to the dugout and stir up trouble would have helped. Also, a warning (to the coach) after the scorer's first remark.
Other than that, the only other way was
- clarify what the coach was asking when he came back out and then
- telling him there could be no appeal and
- calming him down
- making sure he understood there would be no more talk or comments.
This is definitely not a criticism or saying I would have handled it better - stuff happens.
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