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Originally posted by His High Holiness
Who said anything about handing balls to a head coach? That's an insult. That's what he has a ball boy for. You insulted his status by giving him the balls.
There is a reason that many folks do not make it into NCAA and it usually has nothing to do with their strike zone and safe/out judgement. It has everything to do with little niceties.
Peter
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As far as HS goes, we simply don't have bat/ball boys here, and don't kiss up to coaches and put
them on such a pedestal. My bad if I actually insulted one.
While professionalism, game management, and demeanor is certainly required of a college umpire, one's bread and butter (reputation) is based more on plate work and judgment than if you find a ball boy after the game. Well, at least in this area of the country. "That Blue sucked at calling balls and strikes, but he sure knew what to nicely do with the baseballs after the game."