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First, I'm calling 'boloney'. You weren't asking because you wanted to know where the pitch was.
Second, I agree that the umpire could have definitely handled it better. If a coach is asking, "Where was that pitch?" and the cather is answer, "High", "Outside", etc. I don't have a problem. If he is answering "right down the middle" then we've got problems.
BTW, usually when the coach asks the catcher, I answer under my breath, just loud enough for the catcher to hear. Nine times out often he will echo my call, sometimes even if I add discriptors. I will say, "Way out side" and the catcher answers the coach, "Way out side". Coach, him usually don't ask no more.
As I'm typing this, I started thinking... in the future I will put "Say" on the front of my statement. Coach asks catch, "Where was that pitch?" I will quietly state to the catcher, "Say, 'Over his head.'" I got a dollar that says it will work.
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Dan
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