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[Rcichon]

Tuss, give them nowhere to go. I'd have probably said the MAIN reason for not doing the game an hour later is that I have someplace I have to be.

This kid of mixup happens regularly around these parts. Managers forget/neglect/willfully fail to keep the assignor/scheduler in the loop and it isn't the Umpire's responsibility to pay for that mistake. If an Official is willing and able to help then so be it. If not, then that Manager is responsible.

If there IS a shortage of Officials in your area, then the Managers should know this already and take pains to be sure to keep the right people informed just so this sort of thing is averted.