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[kylejt]

Originally Posted by ManInBlue

No real need. He was just doing his job. He didn't cross the line. Plus I find it humorous when coaches try to explain umpire mechanics.

Not if he said "you're both wrong" loud enough for anyone else to hear. He dropped the "you", which made it personal. No need for that on the baseball field, especially if it were a youth game.

[ManInBlue]

Originally Posted by kylejt

Not if he said "you're both wrong" loud enough for anyone else to hear. He dropped the "you", which made it personal. No need for that on the baseball field, especially if it were a youth game.

High school varsity. He didn't say "you" suck, "you" are pitiful - he said "you're wrong" - well, hell, that was the point of the arguement. If he thought we were right we wouldn't have had the talk. I mean he could have said "you" can't call that from there - that's not personal.

It's not the "you" that gets 'em run, it's what follows it.

[BretMan]

There's no need to make the ball live before accessing the penalty strike. All that is required is:

- The pitcher to have the ball.

- The umpire to direct the batter to take his place in the batter's box.

- The batter to delay at least 20 seconds in taking his position.

No pitch need be thrown. At that point call the strike and tell the batter again to get in the box. Then start another 20 second count!