I don't go as far as Tee by not acknowledging their existence. I might answer a question if asked nicely, but I'm not taking much grief from one. Last Sunday, I had a 1B coach, who, after a called 3rd strike to end the half inning said something like "come on Blue, it's where it crosses the plate, not where the catcher catches it" as he walked by me to his dugout. I looked him in the eyes as he walked past and made no comment until he was several feet away and then said "note that I am ignoring you", and I immmediatly thought to myself, "I just baited him", and I guess I did, but he did not take the bait and all went smoothly from there. He did not make any more comments. I am NOT going to get into an arguement with an assistant
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