Fielder loses possession; Ball out of play

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Originally posted by Dave Hensley

Sorry to be blunt, but you come across as very wishy-washy. You're so afraid of conflict that it does seem rather incongruous that you would be a baseball umpire. I suspect the reaction I have had to your posts in this thread is similar to Tee's, prompting him to ask if you can make a tough, controversial call in a game situation.

It's a fair observation.

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Fair enough. You spent all that time to cut and paste all those quotes and I wish you would have just said "buck up" and don't be afraid to say what's right. That's what I'll try to take away from this thread. I'm actually not afraid of confrontations with coaches and as a coach I'm usually pretty confrontational with umpires who blow rule stuff..."The lady doth protest too much"...