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The ejection portion of that rule is for a manager who deliberately deceives the warning to not go back to the mound. The warning and Mattingly going back to the mound occurred at basically the same time. How could Mattingly deceive a warning he didn't know he was going to get until he steps on the mound and simultaneously hears the warning with 30,000 fans in the stands? To EJ w/o a warning, would also not be following the rule.
An EJ there would not have been appropriate and IMO a misinterpretation of the rule.
The crew's only mistake was not requiring Broxton to pitch to the next batter.
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