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1. I don't concern myself with the "next crew". I have never thought about the next crew.
2. I umpire the last pitch just like the first one, with one exception
So, if a player does something after the last pitch that would get him ejected after the first pitch, I eject him.
In FED, carelessly throwing a bat is a team warning and next player ejected. For deliberately throwing a bat or helmet an ejection is warranted. Judgement as to careless or deliberate is the umpire's responsibility. Unless he says something personal or profane to me after the last pitch I lean toward careless, and head for the car, and expect the coach to deal with it. Whether he does or not is his business not mine.
The exception is I don't bother to issue a careless warning as I am heading out the gate, since it has no meaning after a game.
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