[llcoach]

All I am going to say is, one, I am still here, I enjoy this forum now that I found it and am glad for all the great info for a new LL coach that is also learning the rules.

Two, I could ramble for 20 lines about why I pulled out the book and how these are beginner umpires and it is a league rule that only applies to D-2 yadda yadda...but I will suffice to say, I did ask permission to enter the field and that I was very polite and respectful about all of it. I will not stand for one second to have my young men question or argue with an umpire and they know it, so I feel it is my obligation to speak for them in a polite and repsectful manner when necessary, which there have been plenty of times I just ignored issues because the game was well decided no matter what the call, in this case it was a very close game. As to the rule book, I would never had touched it if the young men umpiring had given me ANY indication that they were in the slightest bit familiar with the rule in question. Coincidentally, the more senior umpire, the base umpire, had his book out and was reading on both of my questions, so I got the league rule book out because it is the only place to find the rule.

Again, after the game, I commended the young man on a job well done.