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Originally posted by fguyton
RE: "I give a warning. In majors and above, direct comments or discussions about balls and strikes result in ejections without any warning, aside from our plate meeting."
I've been coaching for several years and am pretty easy to get along with, and have never so much as been issued a warning by an umpire. But I will confess that in the heat of battle I will sometimes voice an objection to a call, e.g., "Oh come on that was low!". You telling me I should get ejected???
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One comment here and there will generally not get you ejected, by me, or anyone else. And, in your comment, it wasn't personal... However, if you have been chirping all game and out comes "you've been calling them low on my guys all day...how about calling them low on them, too!"...more than likely, you're gone.
Please note, I don't toss at the drop of a dime. In fact, I have ejected only one coach in the past two seasons and it was because he wouldn't let up on my base umpire partner, even AFTER a warning.
As I noted above, get a little creative in your communication, and keep it friendly. You'll get your point across, I'll get a chuckle, and the boys can play ball.