To umpires (advice)

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Originally posted by Mattinglyfan
Thanks guys. All points taken. I will make it a point that the next time I see that umpire I will let him know that I think he does a heck of a job. He is one of the better umpires I have seen. I think that he can even make a bad call every now and then though. Like you said, we all can make mistakes. Myself definitely included.
Is this the greatest game on earth or what!!

I'm very impressed that you have come here with an open mind. You'll understand if many of us umpires don't believe many coaches have that ability.

In your original post, you mentioned, "However, after each play, after each game I believe everything disagreement and argument should stay on the field, and be dropped." This is the attitude that most of us try to take, too. But I hope your smart enough to realize that is a goal and cannot always be obtained. If some one is treating you like crap for 8 innings, you can only expect more of the same in the 9th.

However, you are right that the umpire made a mistake. He should have tossed you when he got fed up with you in game one. He should not have let continue. By doing so, he walked around for several days after that game saying to friends and family, "There was this coach so-and-so that was acting like a real jerk and I should have tossed him." Having it build up like that is what caused him to over react in the second game.

My thought of what to do next is (1) apologize sincerely to the umpire, telling him that you are changing your style of talking with umpires, and (2) change your style of talking with umpires.