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Originally Posted by His High Holiness
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The offensive manager calmly approached the umpires and asked to talk privately... Anyway, the offensive manager told the umpires that he had seen the missed base and asked them to call R2 out so they could move on... The offensive manager was on probation for previous problems with his behavior and that of his players and he could not afford any more negative situations. He was not sure if he could survive the ejection of R2 and did not want any more fuel on the fire. He asked for a minute with his players in the dugout to prepare them before the umpires announced their decision.
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I know that most on this board hate to give the rats any credit, but this manager deserves some credit. Granted, he was on probation for previous problems, but that normally wouldn't stop a manager from going off especially in a situation like this. The offensive manager clearly handled himself better than anyone from the home team and should be commended for his actions.
Also, I'd hate to have to write up that game report to send into the state. Would probably take all night!