bossman,
The manager had been removed from the game, and was no longer on the field of play.
While 4.15(f) says "a player", I would certainly agree that it would equally apply to a manager.
However, the umpires' juridstiction applies to "the field of play" - not beyond it.
Reference:
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9.01
(a) The league president shall appoint one or more umpires to officiate at each league championship game. The umpires shall be responsible for the conduct of the game in accordance with these official rules and for maintaining discipline and order on the playing field during the game.
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While I would agree that the umpires' authority
on the playing field is pretty much absolute, the umpires' authority beyond those bounds is considerably less. This is
not a semantic issue.
If the umpire allows other members of the team to continue to communicate with the manager who has been removed from the game, the umpire is derelict in his duty. However, he does not have the authority to declare a forfeit because he allowed it.
JM