This Just Seemed Odd...from rule aficionado/lurker

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Note to self: look up referenced rule.

Already storing advice and comments. I guess umps do communicate to some extent on various plays. When I said "everyone" on both teams was heading to the dugout, it was essentially their team plus our only base runner since we were in the dugout batting. I believe 8 of their nine were in the infield running off the field when the confusion took place.

It was our last "pre-season" game and appeared to be the perfect time to say, "Guys, we bat the line up...go back." Which is what happened, except when we went back, our guy got tagged out.

Aside #1: our manager got pretty upset and rather contentious with the ump, who reciprocated and yelled, "This is a kids game, don't yell at me in front of a bunch of kids!" Both went over the line, IMO.

Aside #2: many many props to all of you who take up the profession..it really is an art form, and I enjoy seeing a well-called game