Steve,
Now that is a valid point, and is along the lines of what I was trying to suggest.
Had the umpire, in fact, instructed the remaining coaches/players to refrain from communicating with the ejected coach, and they (willfully?) failed to do so, that would be grounds for a forfeit and the umpire would be within his authority to declare it so.
By my read of Bainer's situation, that didn't happen.
Also, I think it would be better umpiring, given the context, to do as I suggested.
JM
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