Looking for a little clarification on this one. I may be way off but I got this from another umpire earlier this year. My pitcher is struggling and I call time, walk out of the dugout and stop before the first baseline and signal to umpire a pitching change. He nods his head so I walk out and talk to my pitcher and explain why we were changing. Ended up getting a charged conference. I was told by an ump earlier this year so long as i signaled a pitching change before walking on to the field it is not a charged conference. Please clarify?