Interference or Not???

[UmpJM]

LilLeaguer,

I do not keep a journal of my games (although at times I wish I had).

I am in my 12th year of coaching baseball.

In that time, I have formally "protested" two calls - in both cases, my protest was upheld. (I should mention that some leagues I coach in explicitly preclude protests.)

Now, I make it a point to never "argue" with an umpire - well, at least not during a game in which I am coaching.

However, I am not the least bit hesitant to appeal to an umpire to correct his call if I believe he did not properly apply the rules in making his call. I would guess my "success rate" is probably in the neighborhood of 10-15%. I am also pretty "selective" about what calls I even bother to appeal.

I also never "show displeasure" with the umpire's ball/strike calls during the game.

I have never been ejected from a game (yet ).

JM