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Originally Posted by Manny A
He's probably wondering if we would do stuff like:
- Wiiiiiiiiiiden the strike zone when the trailing team is on the field
- Call every close play an Out against the leading team
- Make subtle comments to the leading head coach like, "How about having your runners leave early, Coach?" or "How about having your batters switch to the other hand, Coach?"
And on and on...
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IOW, stop being an umpire. If you widen the strike zone, you do it for both teams, though you shouldn't do it at all
You call the play you see. If you have time to think about which team the play would benefit, your mind isn't where it should be.
Coaches who suggest I start calling people out for them to save face usually get told to just play the game. And if the other coach comes up and asks "Do we HAVE to keep playing?" my response is always "no".