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Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve
If you don't know who said it, issue a warning that if anyone repeats this offense that you will just pick someone and run them. I've never had anyone test this. It is a very effective deterent, because nobody wants to be responsible for getting a manager or player ejected for something they did.
If this sounds a bit harsh, I didn't invent this technique. I learned it from some very good umpires.
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A technique I used once when the dugout was going nuts about my partners call at second and wouldn't shut up:
I pulled the head coach aside and took out the lineup. As I held the lineup where he could see it, I began circling the number 4 batter as I said, "if you can't get control of your dugout, I'm gonna have to just pick someone to go."
He got the message.