But the umpire held his ground and took the verbal abuse from Seibu's kantoku. Seibu may be the only team that has several who do. But it's come to be that umpires almost automatically call the next pitch a ball. Back to the game. After not being called out on strikes, Matsumoto drive in two runs with a hit to left field which turned out to be the deciding factor in the game.
Managers have a great deal more clout than umpires do.
Back to DiMuro. If a manager or batter even began to argue a ball or strike, DiMuro would eject them then and there. This was perhaps my only complaint about him, that he ejected players and managers so quickly. Neither a player nor coach may argue. If a manager takes a step out of the dugout, he is to be warned.