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Old Wed May 17, 2006, 11:38pm
LilLeaguer LilLeaguer is offline
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Breakin' the Rules

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Originally Posted by CoachJM
LilLeaguer,

I did have a point I was trying to make with the umpires. Having been in Xtopher_66's shoes in the past, I can assure you that it is not necessarily a coach's intent to show disrespect to the umpire by bringing a rulebook onto the field.

JM
Agreed. I have seen an umpire "keep the coach in the game" without losing his dignity or the respect of anybody on the field. I, at least, see plenty of ballgames where coaches are not at all familiar with the conventions of baseball.
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