Thread: Was I a jerk?
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Old Mon Mar 24, 2014, 12:17pm
Manny A Manny A is offline
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Originally Posted by HugoTafurst View Post
I think you had a perfect right (and duty?) to let him know that your player can position herself anywhere she pleases as long as she doesn't obstruct a runner. And you might add that the obstruction does or doesn't happen when the runner actually is obstructed.
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The "You Umpire, I'll coach" line - especially from 30 feet was not good.
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I, too, think you could have handled it a little better by requesting time and instructing (face-to-face, and nicely) the umpire why he was wrong, by rule. Snide remarks like that only add fuel to a smoldering fire. You put him on the defensive, and that's why he came back at you with the threat of ejection.
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