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Originally Posted by topper
You'll have to expand on this glorious comment, oh Great One.
If you're saying that a coach who thinks that he/she has seen or heard something that may be a advantage to his/her team is just as likely to come out and make an issue of it when these mechanics are used as not, then your years of experience are not the be all / end all that some would conclude.
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(not referring to the foul tip mechanic)
I'm saying the umpire does their job and the coach is going to come out anyway if they disagree with your assessment of the situation no matter how many signals are made.
Or are you suggesting that coaches who think their team has been slighted by the lack of a call are not going to do their job just because an umpire makes a signal? IMO, that is one weak coach.
AFAIC, umpires have more important things to do than stop to make a non-call.
We have all had managers/coaches approach us prior to a the game warning us of the opponent's dastardly deeds on the field or during a game pointing out what they believe is a violation. Standard response, at least from me, is, "Thank you, coach, I will certainly call any violation when I see it".
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I prefer it to others thinking I'm not seeing what I'm paid to see.
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You are paid to see runners touch a base, but you do not make a signal every time a runner safely touches a base, do you?
