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Originally Posted by rpumpire
As for the ground rules....I think it depends. Sometime this season it is possible that I'll do a college DIII game on a field that I have umpired almost 400 games on. The college team occasionally uses this field when their field is unplayable (April in New England being what it is). Who better to give the ground rules, the manager or me?
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If the home coach wants to play with different ground rules than are normally played at the field, it's his right as long as the visiting coach agrees. Who is the umpire to usurp this process?