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[QUOTE=ctblu40]What is the realistic expectation of the UIC here? Remember, this is a professional baseball game being played by grown men.
The plate ump did exactly what he was supposed to do, issue a warning. /QUOTE]I have never worked a pro game, but in all games I have worked it is reasonable for the UIC to put a stop to the batter and catcher having a long heated discussion as appears happened here. And he should not allow an on deck batter to enter the area of the batter's box for any reason. The warning came one pitch too late. If the discussion between the catcher and batter was as heated as it looked then he shouldn't just stand there with his hands on his hips.
I'm not throwing the guy under the bus, but some preventive umpiring might have helped, or maybe not.
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