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Originally posted by Coach12
I have always wondered how the umpires manage to go day after day being seen as the bad guy so often. How do you grow that thick skin?
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Coach12,
Is it thick skin, or confidence?
I think confidence plays a big role in going onto the field.
I figger I get hollered at for one of two reasons.[*] 1. I made the sheets brown.[*] 2. The complainer is ignorant.
For #1, I fix it and deserved the pain.
For #2, I gave up dealing with ignorant people a long time ago. No one can deal with ignorance. Not a problem.
One thing, I have noted over my years of observing shouting matches, is that the louder an umpire yells, the more defensive and the more unsure that umpire is.
mick