Managers Arguing

[David B]

Originally posted by mcrowder
Why is it that in baseball and softball, it is expected and tolerated that a coach leave his seat to argue with an official? It's not tolerated anywhere else, and serves absolutely no purpose. Basketball, it's a technical foul. Football, it's 15 yards.

I have no problem with a manager calling time to come discuss what he thought was a rule misinterpretation, or to clarify what the umpire saw if he thinks there may be a rule mis-interp.

I just don't see why there is ANY tolerance for a manager or coach coming onto the field (even if he called time) to discuss ANY judgement call.

Rules have changed to forbid arguing about balls and strikes --- why stop there. Any argument about a judgement call should be an ejection.

I agree totally. When we start umpiring usually we let coaches get away with a lot of stuff because we're learning.

As I've gotten older I find that I tolerate less and less from coaches.

Even now I will tell them in pregame if we have a rule interpretation we can discuss it, anything else we're not going to talk about it (very long)

Had a south state championship game Monday night and we had a coach from another area who stated the same stuff.

I listened for an inning and then we talked between innings as he came out, I didn't hear anymore. He wanted to start again later, but I simply walked with him as he returned to his box and we settled it once and for all.

What that told me was that his umpires had let him do that all season long and he thought that was the norm.

I look forward to Tee's column.

Thanks
David