Two of the main reasons that managers get themselves tossed out of games is to (a) motivate their players in that game, and (b) express to the players that the manager has their back. In other words, getting tossed from the game is an attempt to coach.
Given that it is coaching directed at the psychological state of the team, I think it is right to prevent any contact with one's players after the ejection. Trembley's remark furthers what may have been his goal all along - motivate the upcoming hitters and get their minds off the ump. In this case, it is pretty innocuous, but as a matter of rule, I think this one has it right.
It is a stupid application of the rule, since "score some runs" is not coaching - it is the goal of the game.
However, if getting ejected was itself an attempt to convey a point to the players, as is suggested above, then the extended penalty makes sense - if ejection really really means that the manager is to have no further contact with the team during that game. At that point it is on the manager to walk out or take a seat outside of the clubhouse area. They made the NY Rangers coach (who assaulted Washington fans during the playoffs) spend the next game in upper deck away from the team and any possible contact with the team. So there.
scoring runs is the object of the game on offense, yes. but the advice given can be interpreted as tactical (swing away, work a count, sac fly).
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