New Story/ Same Ump

[GarthB]

Mattinglyfan:

You still don't get it. It doesn't matter what you think your intent was. What matters is how it was perceived. Umpires are not mind readers and, no, they are not going to take the time to walk over and say, "Hey coach, this in my perception of what you are doing, would you like to take a few minutes and tell me why you don't agree?"

Perception is reality. If you don't want to be perceived as challening balls and strikes, then don't yell out to your catcher "where was that one?" It's that simple. No need to complicate it further. You can control the situation; you can't control how someone reacts to it.