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Originally posted by SAump
BigUmp56,
You might as well just eject the defensive manager before the pow-wow and save time. It's an eventuality anyway if you pull this stuff. What ever happened to ring him up and set him down?
NOW BIGump, I think I said that too. I provide a better alternative based on the initial PLATE CONFERENCE. But yOOO now have another interepretation to consider, one ALMOST covered in Officials' Quarterly, the DO-Over.
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I fail to see how a batter leaning into a pitch and a batter switching boxes can even remotely be equated. Are you suggesting that you cover both of these at the plate conference? Who are you referring to as an OOO? I hope you understand that's it's OOO to tell a batter he can't swith boxes when the rules say he can. The same thing can be said for the HBP scenario. A good official will call the strike and ring his cheatin @$$ up. An OOO will call time and go to the mound for a pow-wow to try to be the nicey nice umpire. It's not all that complicated.
Tim.