I agree! I don't allow it to continue when I am on the plate, ESPECIALLY from an assistant coach! If it is totally out of hand and I am on the bases and my partner doesn't take care of it, I will most likely step in.

But on this day, with this partner, I figured since he wanted to butt into our discussion earlier, he must be willing to take some crap he shouldn't, and I let it go. During the pre-game, when I tried to cover some stuff with him, he kept saying stuff like "I already know that, let's move on", and "I know what I am doing", etc...

Again, he isn't doing any varsity ball, even now. He seemed to have a little problem with constructive criticism from senior partners, and that is holding him back. Well, and maybe his freshman strike zone too!

With a partner who just outright doesn't know what is going on, or who obviously can't handle a tough situation, but at least has a shred of humility, I would never think of hanging them out to dry. But when a guy gives every indication that he isn't interested in what I have to say, I am not going to step in until the situation has the potential of becoming violent between my partner and a coach.