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Originally Posted by ASA/NYSSOBLUE
You forgot the HP and BU getting together an chatting about where they are going for their beer after the game, talking about the cute mom on the side, etc 
Seriously - is there anything more annoying than, especially when working the bases, than a partner who who comes jogging up to you to chatter in between innings?? Especially a veteran who should know better. I know when I am working the plate, unless it is warm and I need to hydrate, I never leave that dirt area around HP. It's called setting an example, I do believe. As a result, I have a nice rep in my area of having games that move right along. |
If I'm on the bases with a partner known to be a chatty type, I stay even farther out into right field! (Well, not so far out I'm in danger of being clocked by the fielders warming up... )
On the plate with a chatty partner, though, I'm a bit more trapped if he wants to stroll in.
(As an aside, it may seem counterintuitive, but the female umpires I've worked with have almost never been chatty types... OTOH, maybe it's me they're trying to avoid!
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