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Old Thu Sep 19, 2013, 01:16pm
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Originally Posted by Manny A View Post
Sorry, was on travel this week.

I question the umpire's actions because he must adhere to a higher standard.

This manager chest-bumped him. He didn't cock back his fist or head-butt him. And he did this after the umpire turned his back to him and vocally said, "I'm turning my back," in obvious defiance. You honestly don't have a problem with the umpire grabbing the manager by the throat in response?
He did not say he didn't have a problem ... he just implied he had equal problems with everyone else here too.

PS - this happened in China, where apparently this is not as uncommon as we think.
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