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Originally Posted by dash_riprock
If you're going to shut down the coach for causing the pitcher to balk, you've got to shut him down if he says the same thing and the pitcher doesn't balk.
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Agreed. And, "shutting down" can be different from ejecting / restricting, etc. Maybe just a look. Maybe a quiet comment on the coach's way back to the dugout after the inning.
It depends on the umpire and the coach and the coach's reaction to what he said.