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Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve
I don't mind so much if a coach is just greeting me with something like "hi Blue." I just consider the source, and if I feel like it, I will tell him that many umpires don't like being called Blue.
Where I have a problem is when they draw the word out when getting on you, as in "come on, Bluuuuuuuuuuue. Call it both ways, Bluuuuuuuuue. What the hell kind of call was that, Bluuuuuuuuuuuuue." Or when they yell "Hey, Blue!" like I'm a Golden Retriever or something.
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If I had a manager that said that, I'd also have a problem. I'd have an equal problem if they replaced "Bluuuuuuuuuuue" with "Boooooooobbbbbb". It's not the specific word that matters, it's the manner in which it's used.