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Originally Posted by tcannizzo
This should be part of every pre-game meeting with the coaches.
"Coach if you have a question about a call, request TIME and then go to the umpire who made the call. . ."
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That has not been part of my pregame in the 32+ years I have umpired, nor do I expect it will ever be. Some areas teach that, some don't. I won't teach it, and won't use it. I don't personally believe that it is necessary to set the tone of any game with how to act when you disagree with a call. If a coach approaches the wrong umpire because he doesn't know any better, then (and only then) will I point him in the right direction.
If I have reason to doubt my call, I won't expect a magic combination of words; I will go for help. If I have confidence in my call, his magic combination suggesting I missed something would need to be somewhat supported as (at least) as possibility. If he just wants a second opinion, well, I don't really care, he isn't getting one.