[Rich]

Originally Posted by RPatrino

I must be 'old school', but I try to avoid dugouts and bench areas like the plague. Once the pre-game equipment inspection is done, I won't enter a dugout. I never sit on the bench during a game ( I once had to go looking for a partner who was sitting on the bench between innings eating a candy bar). I try to respect the bench/dugout area as a player's area, not mine.

I generally ignore most of the crap that comes from the dugout as well. I have heard equipment being thrown, I saw a gatorade bucket get kicked to pieces (that was funny), and I have heard all sorts of bad language. The issue becomes when that behavior is directed personally to me. If I am taking the time to walk to the bench area to address behavior, someones leaving the game and it's not me.

What you said isn't any different from what I said, actually.