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Interesting responses guys.
It turns out this umpire was working with a "partner", even though he never even got close to the argument to try and settle things down.
As I saw it, the player pointed his finger at the umpire's chest, and the finger was not about to make any sort of contact with the umpire. The umpire later mentioned to another player that he had done it in self-defence, but I think that was more of a cover-up. Chances are he did it out of aggression.
Personally I do not think an umpire should put a time limit on how long a player has to leave the ballpark. What if he has to find a pair of misplaced sunglasses? What if he's got a lot of equipment out and has to gather it all together and put it in his bag? I do think this umpire was asking for trouble by counting down from a minute to forfeit the game.
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