brumey1107,
Sometimes it's sooooo embarrassing to be a coach. Let me offer my apology on behalf of my colleague for his atrociously "bad manners" on the occasion you describe.
In your situation, I would say that the only "obligation" you have (and the only response the coach "deserves") is to deliver a brief soliloquy on the proper procedure and conditions for engaging an umpire in a conversation regarding a ruling he made during a game.
If you were feeling especially generous and the coach had otherwise not been acting like a jerk, I would suggest "Not on his person" as an in-depth response to the coach's question.
JM
(Edited to reflect which coach asked)
[Edited by CoachJM on May 26th, 2005 at 12:58 PM]
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