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To answer your question;
In #1 there is one umpire I hate working with. We speak off the field and at meetings, but on the field forget it. He is a popular umpire. I call him to myself the "people's umpire". Great strike calls, long pregame with a whole speech thrown in, all the proper signals, tries to look real professional, he puts on a show. However, to the trained umpire his mechanics are not up to the show he puts on and he totally blew a couple of rules,i.e. called a batter out for throwing the bat a second time. He didn't want to change the calls and the coaches were alright with them. Whatever, I stuck with my partner rather than start something where there wasn't a problem. He always has an excuse to do the plate during school games with ratings. So when I do school with him I dress for the bases, endure his pregame, and say goodbye at the end of the game. I'll go along with his exaggerated signals and play his game and just live with it.
In #2, at least with school, there is no choice, I grin and bear it. I hope for the best and don't expect good ratings that day. I try to avoid situations that get me into trouble knowing there will be no support. Outside of school I try to avoid it and hope if I'm stuck don't need an escort of the field.
In #3, if it is a top dog I don't like, I go for the A+ game, try to be perfect in every way, as my way of saying the hell with you. Fortunately, there are several choices in my area, so I don't have to worry not getting along.
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