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"Blue" is considered a term of disrespect on the professional level. I've never met a pro umpire (including myself) who liked (likes) being called "Blue". The coaches and the managers on the pro level know the umpires hate that term.
This is a true story:
Early in my first pro season I screwed up: I called a manager "coach". Which itself is considered an insult. If you call a manager "coach" you will piss them off!.
Specifically here's how it went: (I was standing on the foul line as it was between innings).
Manager (from the dugout): "Those were good pitches. Let's go!"
Me: "That's enough, coach!"
Manager: "Get a clue, BLUE!" (His emphasis on "Blue": He said it loudly with exageration.)
In this case, the Manager called me "blue" because he was p.o.'d that I called him "coach". He used "blue" because he knew it was considered an insult by pro umpires, and he wanted to insult me after he felt I had insulted him.
Just an example to show that "Blue" is a term with negative connotations (which are known by manager and umpire alike) on the pro level.
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