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Not sure why you care (telling them to hustle out). Not sure why home coach cares, and him yelling at me about it would have gotten some words from me. What the other team does between innings is not only something an umpire should not get involved with, but also something the umpire should not allow the OTHER coach to say a word about.
If they did not delay any actual playing time (and from your words, they didn't) there is nothing for anyone to be even the slightest bit perturbed about. If they were not ready to play by the time the pitcher was, we have a different story ... but I CERTAINLY don't want the opposing coach addressing it.
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