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Originally Posted by Forest Ump
Garth I know, but the coach was so happy to get the out nullified and his kid back on third that I just went with it.
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Allow me to play the part of the Grinch.
I don't do that level of ball, but I believe that this is how myths get started. The coach, parents and kids now "know" that if a player runs into an umpire it's interference.
This is similar to the butterfly theory. The energy of this well meaning misapplication of a rule will, one day, turn into a sh!t storm where a kid is called out, the umpire is not believed and a coach gets ejected.