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Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA
I have a problem with the attitude that ONLY a head coach can talk or question an umpire. Like it or not, part of every coach's job is to act on behalf of their team. I believe that ignoring a coach solely because s/he is not the head coach is arrogant and counterproductive. That particular coach may be the one who saw the play and could actually be correct.
I'm not talking about a coach acting like an idiot. That person should be ignored or rejected regardless of their title.
JMHO
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Mike,
I agree with that to a point. In the posted situation though, we first have a play at second, where the first base coach couldn’t have seen the play any better than the third base coach and probably had an even worse angle being straight-lined by a sliding runner. Then he comes out from the dugout into the playing area. I’m sorry there, but I just don’t feel that there is any reason for anyone but the head coach to come from the dugout into the playing area to argue a call.
Now, as AZBIGDAWG mentioned on a play at first if I am in C and a coach asks me to go for help, if the play warrants it, then yes I will go for help. Very seldom though am I going to have an extended conversation with an assistant. I will give him/her a quick explanation and won't go much further than that because it has just been my experience that as soon as I get done with the assistant, I have to turn around and go through the same rig-a-ma-roll with the head coach. To me, that is counter-productive.