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[QUOTE=TussAgee11]For a coach not leaving the field? Don't utter the word forfeit. You tell go tell an assistant coach, after ejecting the manager, that "Ok coach, who's going to be your manager for the rest of the game. (wait for reply), OK, he needs to get the former manager to leave, because until he is out of my sight and sound, we are not starting this game. If he doesn't comply with this, we will wait. It is your best interest to get this game back underway, otherwise this game will be SUSPENDED and I will call the league president and my assigner about this situation. There will be far more repercussions for you and your team if I have to SUSPEND this game. Thankyou. (walk away)"
The only forfeit I have ever had, was in a 13-14 youth league game when I tossed the head coach, and at first he would not leave the dugout. I told the lead assistant (he had several, but I knew who was next in line) to get rid of him. The assistant was able to talk him into leaving, he left the dugout and stationed himself at the top of a walkway about 100 feet behind the dugout hollering coaching instructions down to the assistant. When I told him he had to be in the parking lot, out of sight and where we could not hear him he said the magic words to me and I forfeited the game. It was something along the lines of "you can't make me do anything, followed by a comment about me making the big bucks to umpire and I should learn the rules". They were losing 12-5 in the 5th at the time. From toss to forfeit was about 5 minutes. I can't imagine taking 15 to get there.
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