Perhaps this umpire was just doing some preventative officiating to avoid any problems. It sounds like perhaps your first encounter with him in your earlier game was not done in a respectful manner. Also it seems that perhaps you get a little hot at times as stated in your quote below:
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Originally posted by Mattinglyfan
I am not the easiest guy to get along with on the field. I coach with the same intensity as a played. I am always fired up and vocal to me players. Sometimes that carries over to the umpires regarding calls. If I think there is a bad call I will let the umpire know. By the way my players are not allowed to talk, or show up the umpires. If the do they sit.
We were involved in a very tight game a few weeks ago, and a particular umpire made three very questionable calls that were not in our favor. I let him know that I didn't agree each of them. Needless to say we didn't get along after that.
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It sounds like you set a precedent with this guy based on your earlier reactions and he may have just been looking to avoid further confrontations.
No manager, coach, player is ever going to openly admit that they agree with a call that goes against them but believe it or not, as officials we really don't care who wins.