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Originally Posted by Rufus
You get the idea. I know how I would handle as a basketball official but was wondering how you would typically address those kinds of comments (if at all).
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One standard approach:
1. Ignore the first (few) comments.
2. Look: if it starts to become a problem, give a long look into the dugout.
3. Warn: if the look doesn't register, at the next comment call time and tell the coach that's enough. (And don't be fooled by, "I wasn't talking to you, I was talking to my catcher/pitcher/players" etc.)
4. Eject: if it's still not working, toss him (or restrict him to the dugout).
It's a bit different in basketball, where the coaches are right on top of us.