Arguing balls and strikes

[mbyron]

I believe that Luke's point was about the rules, not their enforcement.

If the point is simply that FED does not have the same words as 9.02, then I agree. As I read 10-1-4, however, it prohibits arguing judgment calls.

We might allow coaches to come out on a close play at 2B to inquire whether we saw everything, but once we say the magic words, "In my judgment..." the conversation is over. If the coach stays now he risks violating the 3 P's and an ejection. Why? Because judgment calls are final.

In other words, we don't allow coaches to come out to question our judgment, we allow them to come out to discuss whether we saw everything that happened (which should inform our judgment).

We never allow that for ball/strike calls because (we assume) the PU always sees the pitch. But the principle is the same: judgment calls are final.