Dale Scott

He could either have to run after him or do what he did and just go ahead and complete the throw to first.

Well, it's a little bit different.

This would be more like where a runner has to avoid a fielder who's fielding a ball.

He can't interfere with a fielder fielding a ball.

Now, we didn't have that yesterday, but that would be more of what kind of what you're talking about as far as taking a runner out.

That involves the slide rule and what's happening right at the base.

All right.

Well, first of all, it just depends on what's being said and how it's being said, right?

If they just do not understand the rule, you're more than happy to explain what you saw, what you had, what the rule is.

You know, arguments can be very tricky.

Sometimes it looks like you're really getting chewed out and really they're upset, but they're not saying anything that's going to lead to an ejection.

Other times it may look rather calm the next thing you know, the guy's run because he said something he shouldn't say.

Magic words.

It's hard to, you know, every argument's different, so it's hard to...

Just say, you know what, the leash.

I mean, there's certain, obviously, certain words, certain things you say, you're going to be ejected, period.

It doesn't matter.

But you can let a guy get a little heated on a strange play that you don't see all the time or they don't understand to a point.

But, you know, and they know.

They know what they can say.