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If teams aren't held accountable for their incorrect actions, they will never learn. Umpires shouldn't be there to bail them out. I obviously don't agree with the codes that pretty much say to kiss the teams' a$$ and prevent everything possible.
People learn from their mistakes and they learn from them more quickly when they are held responsible for them.
When my strike zone sucks, my calls on the bases are blown and I don't know what I'm doing, why would the team want to rely on me for a rule interpretation? I would probably get that wrong too.
As my partner once told a PITA coach who asked a rules question in the middle of a game at a national tournament, "Coach, my understanding of the rules is as bad as my strike zone. You sure you want my opinion on the rule?" Whether or not that was an appropriate message, the message was sent. It didn't hurt that the coach didn't come out of the dugout for the rest of the game either.
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Kill the Clones. Let God sort them out.
No one likes an OOJ (Over-officious jerk).
Realistic officiating does the sport good.
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