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Being a younger umpire, I can tell you how flustered I got 2 years ago when an older member of the association (who was there as a site director none the less) tried to talk to me from the backstop in between innings, about me letting the kid throw his 5 prepatory pitches/ one minute in between innings. He said I had to get the game moving.
If I was where I am today in the umpiring profession, I would have replied more wittingly, but I was actually so flustered that it put me on edge for the rest of the game with my game management and attitude.
If it was my partner, it would have been fine. But a site director? Who, being an umpire, should know better!
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