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Originally Posted by NCASAUmp
Oh, I don't mind protests. In fact, during one tourney, I casually asked the coach if he would like to have the rule interpretation protested (I posted the situation here, which led to quite the debate). In that instance, the coach declined, and we played ball. In the instance I mentioned earlier, the coach was so frazzled that all he knew was that he wanted "to... to... to talk to somebody!"
"Coach, what you're saying is you want to protest, right?  "
"Yeah! That's what I mean!"
"Okay, no problem. Hey, UIC! "
I have no problem with protests. I'm confident in my ability to interpret and apply the rules correctly, and I don't take it personally. |
I don't have a problem with protests either. But, I emphasize to my fellow umpires that they must go on the field with a good "working knowledge" of the rules and if needed, go to the rulebook to get the correct interpretation. If they just "wing it," that ump could be back on the field to finish a game HE screwed up. I know that doesn't happen that often, but the possibility is there, nonetheless.