Incorrect instructions at plate meeting...

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Originally Posted by Dakota

First of all, I was interested in feedback on whether keeping silent was what I SHOULD have done; the followup was only to explain why I didn't speak up. Thanks for the comments.

As to stepping in as BU on a lineup card discussion between the PU and coach, I don't think so. Obviously, if it came up in the game, the rule as he explained it would have been enforced, unless the coach chose to protest. Since neither expressed any disagreement at the plate meeting, that was highly unlikely.

I agree the entire mini-rules clinic should not have been conducted at the plate meeting. However, note that if it hadn't been discussed, then he still would have enforced the CR rule during the game as he apparently understood it. So a "proper" plate meeting would have had exactly the same result as me keeping silent on the issue.

So you would knowingly let an incorrect rules interp. stand because the coaches didn't protest it or it wouldn't "look good"?

I'm sorry but I think that that makes you look far worse as a crew than getting together and making sure you both understand rule.

Now you have two coaches who think that this is the rule. Next game when the rule is applied correctly and they protest and get shot down how is your association going to look? You have some umpires making one ruling and other umpires making a completely different ruling.

I agree with you on not stepping in on his plate conversation, and I wouldn't have either, but as soon as the meeting was over, I would have gotten with him and made sure that we had the rule correct and that the coaches had it correct also. That's just my opinion.