New 2009 fed preseason guide quote????

[jkumpire]

Originally Posted by johnnyg08

The thing is that in a two man system, there are many situations where if both umps are watching the same thing, that's a problem...granted there are some situations where both umps having nothing else to watch...I just think that FED is creating a situation where after every close call, coaches are going to expect a conference...which really has to be managed by the umps...good topic for a pregame conference.

Exactly.

[umpjim]

I've got the new 2009-2010 FED umpire manual and if they are talking about 1.13 (which has four paragraphs) I don't read it the way the magazine article describes. It also is not shaded as a new or changed paragraph.

[justanotherblue]

Any time your going to "get it right", you have to use some common sense in doing so. There are some situations when getting it right, more often than not, will result in an ejection simple because you missed it and in getting it right, cost a batter his at bat, or the potiential advancement of a runner.
I believe the NCAA rule changes discusses this very issue. In essence, use good judgement and common sense in getting it right.