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Originally Posted by kylejt

hang on a second, fellas. Basketball refs take far more $#@* than baseball umpires ever to. I'll go watch a hs basketball game, and i swear that those coaches would last about thrity second on the baseball field with me. They'll yell right in the ear of a ref nonstop. Why it's accepted there i do not know.

On the diamond, nobody yells at me. I take care of my own business. Now the mlb is a whole different animal. It's entertainment, a tv reality show, if you will. don't confuse mlb with what we do out there. And that's the real problem, 'cause we run into managers that do.

absolutely!