Why were you even talking to a coach about someone else's call? If anyone should have come to you, it is your partner. Apparently, your partner believed he had the call the whole way and that's the end of the story.
As a UIC, my first question after hearing the scenario would be, "what the hell am I doing out here?" and expect an answer from whomever called for me.
It isn't your job to keep coaches in the ball game, it is theirs to stay in the ball game and that doesn't happen when they choose to express their personal opinions of the umpires.
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The bat issue in softball is as much about liability, insurance and litigation as it is about competition, inflated egos and softball.
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