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Originally Posted by waltjp
If we're talking about a little league field where there's 10 feet or so between the dugout opening and the foul line then I'll probably allow the manager or coach to step out without being charged a conference. However, if there's 20 feet between the dugout and the foul line and the manager/coach has to take a walk to get there I'm charging him with the conference. In my mind it's a difference between shouting instructions from withing a step or two of the dugout and coming out on the field.
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If a coach takes a step or two out of the dugout to yell instructions there is a big difference than having a conference. I never call time for a coach to tell Timmy to move two steps to the right.
Of course, you are right waltjp. The lever of baseball and the size of the field does matter.
-Josh