Why would you say this?

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by jicecone

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"I asked if he wanted us to bunt and step on the plate, and he said he didn't want it to be a travesty of a game. And I'm thinking, 'We're already there.' "[/I] "

At what point does common sense trump being OOO?

Why would the coach expect the umpire to tell him what to do. I would not say I "WANTED" them to bunt and step on the plate either... And if asked if that's what I wanted, I might have a similar response, although I'd likely be much vaguer, "Coach, I can't tell you what to do or how to handle this, I just call what I see."

But the coach surely could have done exactly what he asked about without permission from the umpire.