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I can't believe that I'm agreeing with him...
Garth is correct; coach the team and control the things that are under your immediate purview. While you are certainly the customer, scratching a veteran (even one who is known not to hustle and guess at the outcome) gets around. Even in 14U travelling leagues, you will be viewed as the guy who got Ol' Man Winter dumped.
The best advice a coach can give his players - adjust to the umpire, he won't adjust to you.
Lastly, I finally saw the documentary of ESPN 360 about Jim Moore. He sounded like a really special guy. He was umpring out of a love for the game and it was his reason for living. Some of those old timers relegate themselves to those fields because they know they can't keep up with the higher level game. They also know that without the chatter, booing and smell of the grass they lose a big chunk of their life.
My ego is often in need of minding, but I know that when you think you are good enough, there are usually people that disagree. Cut the old guy some slack and remember, even though the call was blown, umpires don't win and lose games. Adjust and remind the kids that even the WUA guys blow calls.
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You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.
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