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Originally posted by scottk_61
I have never been tossed for eating on an umpire for his poor mechanics or rule knowledge. I ump so I know when to quit but I also know exactly where to point out the errors and why they cannot make that call with improper mechanics or positioning.
I don't argue but I have embarressed a few guys one on one. Never do it to the crowd, just the blue.
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That is all fine and dandy, but there is a difference between challenging an umpires mechanics, and an umpires signals. If an umpire is out of position for a call, or if he does not apply a rule correctly, it is OK to talk to him about it. But when you walk up to the umpire and tell him that his is signaling his strikes wrong, that is a totaly different story. You said that it is OK for umpires to have some personality introductions in their strike calls. When you talk to him about his signals you are insulting his personal way of signaling a strkie. This is his personal preference. You wouldn't go up to an umpire and tell him that he should use a different mask. What mask he wears is his personal choice. These are the kinds of things that you should just leave alone.