[David B]

Originally Posted by WhatWuzThatBlue

Thank you Rich. I'm always amazed at those responses. If you are worried about a coach saying, "You blew that one.", "You missed another balk." or "That's two you've called wrong." I can tell what kind of umpire you are and what kind of games you call.

SDS, most solid veterans know when a coach crosses a line. These comments are petty gamesmanship, nothing more. Do you get your panties in a bundle when you call a high strike and the coach says, "Don't worry Timmy, you know that's not a strike." or better yet, "Relax, Timmy - he now has to call those strikes for us."? Yeah, I think I know the answer already - you're too predictable.

I like that way of putting it in perspective. Coaches are playing their little game just trying to gain an advantage. Too many times, umpires play along instead of umpiring.

Thanks
David