[harmbu]

Thanks for your comments RichMSN. I do my best to coach my kids and teach them discipline without getting into the realm of umpiring because I know how difficult the job can be. Unfortunately, there are a select few umpires who for some reason decide to make things even more difficult on themselves by being confrontational and unapproachable. I always try to deal with these with silence, as difficult as that sometimes is. I addressed this situation with this young umpire and moved on for two reasons. One, my player was only shaken up and not seriously injured. Secondly, because I could see that this guy was in over his head and that he would probably learn from the situation.