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Originally Posted by DG
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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I agree 100%. WTF was that guy doing just letting them jabber on for an extended period of time? Then the on-deck batters walk up around home and the PU doesn't blink an eye! I was astonished to see his lack of presence to stop the situation before it started. The jabbering btw the batter and catcher should have been halted and the on-deck batters should be in the on-deck circle where they belong.