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Originally Posted by BuggBob
F5: What? I was on the bag!
Me: No ma'am. You didn't have contact with the base.
F5: Yes I did. I was touching the base.
Me: (silence)
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When I read the original post, I was thinking the exact same. Her first question, I consider a question and thus I would supply an answer. The second time she said it, I would consider it whining and would ignore it.
As for scenario #2... it depends. How loud was the coach when he said, "Learn the rules, blue!" What was his posture, body language, etc. From what I'm reading, I'm betting I would have ejected.
It might be unfair, but if an "umpire" is in a game as player/coach, they get little leeway from me. Not because I expect more, but becuase sportsmanship from off duty officials always seem to be FANTASTIC or TERRIBLE. So if they are terrible, it's not my job to try and keep them in the game.