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Originally Posted by mcrowder
Rule number 1 - Don't make threats.
Rule number 2 - see rule number 1.
"Any more from you coach and you're gone" is completely inappropriate.
"That's enough, coach," "That's the last I'll hear about the strike zone today," etc, are appropriate. But don't put yourself in a situation where you've given a coach an ultimatum or threat.
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I agree with Crowder (wise advice, I can tell you've been doing this a while). If you make a threat, then that makes things worse and, in my mind, is unprofessional. That's fine if you make threats and I wouldn't be as dogmatic as crowder and say never make them, but if you want to stick to class, then don't make them. That way you won't get labeled as the bad a$$ umpire that everybody dreads when he walks out on the field.