Controlling a game

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Originally Posted by PeteBooth

What factors do you use.

1. if there is bad blood between rival teams do you stress sportsmanship at the Plate Conference?

If I am told this by my assigner or I know of a problem then, yes, I will stress sportsmanship at the plate meeting. If I hear of it as "hear-say" then I say nothing.

Originally Posted by PeteBooth

2. What do you do in the second game of a double Dip in which there were problems in game number 1.

My partner and I would probably have discussed our strategy between the games. I guarantee that we would not tolerate any escalation in game 2 based on the happenings from game 1.

Originally Posted by PeteBooth

3. Do you have a quicker "trigger finger" than normal if you hear trash talking chaterring back and forth, etc.?

Not really because I don't allow the comments to get that far either in HS or Summer or Fall leagues. Talk can only go so far then it becomes abusive or offensive. Once the players know that they cannot get away with it, they usually get their minds on something else.

Originally Posted by PeteBooth

4. if F1 throws a high pitch around the head area will you warn right there or simply EJ F1 so a riot doesn't break out.

As the father of a pitcher, I get a little more insight when this happens. I've seen many a ball come in head high and everyone wants something done. My first look is to F1 because he is going to tell me just by his body language what happened. The few times that I got the "wrong" readings, I immediately went out and warned both benches. Just remember that in a FED game, you cannot warn the offensive bench for something that F1 does. You are only allowed to warn the defensive bench in FED. In OBR & NCAA, both benches get the warning.