First of all, the main reason they are asking is because they didn't like the call. They ask hoping to get into your mind. Anyone, ANYONE, can see what side of the plate or if a pitch is high or low, so to ask "where was that pitch", well your just getting played.
If you feel as an umpire that you have to appease the coach, then go for it.
Its a strike when I say "Strike" and a ball when I say "Ball".
Stay consistent and you minimize the questions.
And please, don't tell me about how you need to know so I can tell the pitcher how to adjust. Teach him to find the zone and learn what his out pitch is for the official doing the game.
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