[chris s]

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Originally posted by T Alan:
Honest to (insert your diety of choice), guys I have yet another challenge with this issue.

Under what consideration do you think a coach cannot be a coach one day and a totally different person the next as an umpire.

I got into this on McGriff Basketball Board once . . . I was once in my life a college basketball coach and a college basketball referee.

Mindy (on McGriff) told me that I was held to a higher standard at ALL TIMES - and that if I couldn't uphold that I should quit either one of the positions.

Now let's look at this with the following story:

Coach of team "A" is also a college baseball umpire. He coaches this team (make it a Babe Ruth Team of 14 to 16 year olds). He coaches in a league that uses the same umpires that he umpires with during the season (OK, let's say this guy works FED AND College).

Now out comes a couple of umpires. coach knows that the PU is just horrible (worked with him or seen him work, or etc). From the first pitch on this Coach is chirping from the dugout (you know the guy: "Where was that pitch?, that wasn't low Blue, Gosh Blue does that plate have corners!")

Now between innings the BU stops this coach on the way to his dugout and says, "Hey Jimbo, you know better than to talk like that . . . you're an umpire fer christsakes!!!"

is the B U correct?
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FWIW, Tee, when I posted that I had ripped an umpire working my daughters softball earlier this season on UT1, I got lambasted! Reason was that everybody knew I was also an ump and was helping out with her teams(not an official coach)pitching and proper appeals etc.
Now in your scenario, I as a BU, would probabaly give one of my looks to fix it. Now if it is a legit rule interp, coach/ump does deserve to be heard, as HE would want to be treated. One of the reasons I got into umpiring was so that when I do start to coach my kids, I do not have my head up my rump. Now I know to appreciate the umpires job! Good topic, BTW...chris

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