End of Game

[DG]

Originally Posted by Rich Fronheiser

And I think dropping the baseballs at the plate is the most disrespectful thing an umpire can do. I hand mine to a home player or assistant coach. There's rarely a need to leave so quickly that you can't do that.

I hand them to HC or Asst of home team if the game has been civil. Otherwise I roll them to the dugout on my way out. I have never dropped them at the plate.

[Lawrence.Dorsey]

Seems like we are all a little different...I certainly don't leave them on the plate and I don't roll them to the dugout. I either find a coach or player to hand them to on the way out or I leave them in an obvious spot near the opening to the dugout. If I do the latter, I try to get a coach'a attention as to where I left them. If I know that he doesn't really want to talk to me about anything, then I skip the notification.

Lawrence

[Eastshire]

I think the TD is misguided in his instructions but agree that you should work the game the way you are told. I don't race off the field at the end of the game anyway. If I'm in the field I jog to my partner then walk off the field. That should provide the coach an oppertunity to reach me if needed.

I would think the umpires standing on the mound would lead to more ejections rather than more protests being filed.