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And as I said before, if it means losing your edge ...
Coaching is easier than umpiring. As far as the mental game is concerned, not the physical execution, but the thought involved in playing, it is also easier than umpiring.
Just as spectators--mostly female--proclaim that baseball is boring, players and coaches tend to proclaim that umpiring is easy. They each make such observations due to a dearth of knowledge of the subject.
Rules aren't made to be broken they're made to be read. If it's your job to follow them you should read them at least once; if it's your job to enforce them, you should read them many times. ... I was told that by a long-retired N.L. umpire from the 70s and 80s, and it's a compelling thought.
I am astonished at how few players and coaches read the rules even once.
And in any given baseball game, there are about 30 objections to decisions?? Really? Any given game?
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