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There is a 15 minute grace period for the first game only of any day's schedule. The team was just trying to bully/intimidate me, which did not work. At one point early in the game, they had 3 players swinging bats in front of the bench. When I told them they were allowed just one on deck batter, they all went nuts. I could have easily thrown out the coach for all of his complaining during the game. But I did not axe him as I felt that I was still in control of the situation and thought that it was the best way to handle it, as I'm sure that I will be working this team's games in the future. As I new umpire I did not want to be perceived as someone who's quick to dismiss someone and could not handle their attempts to be confrontational. I find that I am actually able to ignore the comments, and I stick to just concentrating on making the right calls, and sticking to the rules as they are written.
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