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As Irish said......
"......they are complimentary, knowing the rules, mechanics, the appropriate interpretation will lead to good game management."
As tcanizzo (and Sinatra) said......
"You can't have one without the other."
As Merle Butler said (in a 2004 magazine article*)......
"Game management covers the umpire's attitude, field presence, professionalism, communications, credibility, game awareness, fitness, team officiating, and common sense. Many will overlap and all are tied together."
And these GAGA guys have (IMO) no true game management skills. They utilize this GAGA style of umpiring to manage themselves through the game so they can hopefully avoid having to actually properly manage or deal with a difficult game situation. Things get 'sticky' on the field, these guys spit the bit every time. We all know them, we've all worked with them.
GAGA does not does not equate to good game management.
(*May-Aug. 2004 edition of World Softball Magazine)
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