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I don't know about heading out there immediately if you "Know" he's out there to discuss pitches with you. This isn't MLB. If you head out immediately, and it turns out he's calmed down during his trek to the mound, and is actually going to tell his pitcher something ... what are you going to do then? Instigate? Listen in? Neither are appropriate.
Treat ALL mound conferences the same. Mask off, Brush out, clean plate, check card, put everything away - 10 seconds or so. If he's still there start walking (unless you work in Oregon) out slowly - 10 more seconds. 20 is plenty.
And Ozzy's verbiage advice is gold.
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"Many baseball fans look upon an umpire as a sort of necessary evil to the luxury of baseball, like the odor that follows an automobile." - Hall of Fame Pitcher Christy Mathewson
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