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Originally Posted by bob jenkins
Here, it's the defensive team that takes the field. (insert your choice of joke smiley here)
And, at any level above, oh, say 14U, the mechanic you espouse would be met with a "GTF out of my dugout" look (and maybe actual words, depending on the level).
If that's what's expected in any given area, then the umpire should do it. If it's not, then he shouldn't.
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If the response is GTF out of my dugout, my response is to GTFing scorekeeper out of the dugout and let's compare books. The game will sit until this happens.
This book to book comparison is something I have never once had an issue about. Not once. Scorekeepers usually like to do this for their arses are on the line if they have cooked the books, so to speak.
As the PU, I can demand the scorebook from the official scorekeeper anytime I want and if the coach or scorekeeper refuses to do as I say, then it is either the book in
my hand now or the game is over. Never once in thousands of games have I ever had to or seen or heard of this refusal. YMMV.