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Originally Posted by Stevetheump
NC - Too many (mostly younger) umpires get flustered when a coach says that 7-letter word "protest." That's why it is important ALL umpires know what can - and cannot - be protested.
I had a coach a couple years ago try to protest a game (ASA SP)on a "foul tip." He thought the batter should have been called "out" (the ft was only her 2nd strike). I told him he could not protest a game on a judgment call. You could almost see the steam coming out of his ears. I ended up ejecting him for a personal attack directed at me. Come to find out, he was President of the league.
Good "role model," huh?
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Oh, I don't mind protests. In fact, during one tourney, I casually asked the coach if he would like to have the rule interpretation protested (I posted the situation here, which led to quite the debate). In that instance, the coach declined, and we played ball. In the instance I mentioned earlier, the coach was so frazzled that all he knew was that he wanted "to... to... to talk to somebody!"
"Coach, what you're saying is you want to protest, right?
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"Yeah! That's what I mean!"
"Okay, no problem. Hey, UIC!
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I have no problem with protests. I'm confident in my ability to interpret and apply the rules correctly, and I don't take it personally.