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Old Thu Nov 22, 2007, 09:25pm
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Another problem I would have had was where the other umpire was during most of this discussion. Then when that other umpire came and I said enough, I would have walked away from him. He follows me and then we have a problem and likely an ejection. Also bringing out the rulebook would have also been a big no-no. The discussion just went on too long about the same thing over and over again.

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The BU shows up at 2:30! Even after the HC pleads with him to come in and talk about it.
Had a game couple years back where the Home HC starts arguing the Vis batter is out of box. Pitch after pitch telling me I gotta take care of it. Well, it would help if there were actual lines on the field. Next time, get the chalk out of the closet during lunch and YOU take care of it.


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Old Tue Nov 20, 2007, 01:36pm
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I saw this video a long while ago, and was surprised the umpire put up with as much as he did. First thing I would do here is tell the coach that he doesn't need to broadcast his argument to the fans. If he keeps speaking loudly, then we might have a problem. Arguing to the point that everybody can hear what you are saying is just as bad as drawing a line IMO.
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Old Mon Nov 19, 2007, 06:57pm
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Mistake 1: Calling the batter out for being out of the box.
Mistake 2: This isn't a regulation box; no wait, the front line is regulation but not the back line; um, no, the regulations don't matter...yeah, that's the ticket...
Mistake 3: Continuing to discuss with the coach; eat your bad call and move on.
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Old Mon Nov 19, 2007, 07:14pm
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Do I dump this coach? No, I don't see anything that warrants an ejection. The fact that he continued discussing the call as long as he did was the fault of the PU. Did he pull out a rule book? If so, I didn't see it.

As far as the batter's box is concerned, the batters front foot looked to be out of the box. Whether the box was drawn correctly, who knows. Don't most coach's notice a box that is drawn too small? I also have asked boxes to be redrawn if they are wrong.
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Old Mon Nov 19, 2007, 07:46pm
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i bet if the umpire did not call the batter out in this clip, neither coach would have said a thing.
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What About This Coach; Dump Him?
The question is far too hypothetical. I can't imagine any way in hell I would ever be in that situation.
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The question is far too hypothetical. I can't imagine any way in hell I would ever be in that situation.
Exactly my thinking.
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Old Tue Nov 20, 2007, 03:53pm
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In my many years of umpiring I have seen some pretty weird batters boxes, most of which I have erased and gone with nothing or had them re lined. I dont recall having to call a batter out for being out of a box (drawn or not) but have warned a few for it.
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