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Originally Posted by jicecone
I am in full agreement with all however this is NOT how you diffuse a situation, by locking you amrs together and trying to get into a butting contest with the manager.
NOT HANDLED WELL. He took a bad situation and made it worse.
No, it does not justify the HC's action but it is a perfect example on how NOT to handle a situation, way too aggressive.
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You have no idea what may have been going on between Offerman and the umpires throughout the Dominican League playoffs, or throughout the winter league season. Reyburn (I'm guessing here) was the crew chief as he has several years at AAA, and was stepping in as a crew chief (or senior umpire) should, to help out Bradley, who just completed his first year at AAA. Also, keep in mind that winter ball in the Caribbean is a whole different animal that pro ball here in the states. You can take my word for this, or you can ask any past or present MiLB umpire who's worked down there.
So go easy here, and don't be so quick to be critical of how Reyburn handled himself.