Arguing balls and strikes

[Carl Childress]

Originally Posted by Justme

Okay LDUB, you win......... but I'll keep doing it the wrong way by not allowing coaches to argue my strike zone.

I'd still love to see one of your games where you allow the coaches to come out to the plate to "question a ball or strike" call any time that they want (wouldn't want to work it with you though). I hope that your games have time limits. Where do you umpire?

Another question, when the the coaches come out to "question a ball or strike" do you change your call? That would really be fun to see

I have an idea for you......at the pre-game meeting with the coaches just ask them what they'd like the strike zone to be, that way no arguing

Wait up, please. No one is saying that the umpire should permit coaches to argue balls and strikes. The only issue — a tiny one, at that — is whether such arguing rates an automatic ejection.

In the OBR a coach is ejected immediately if he "leaves his position" to argue balls and strikes.

There's no similar language in the NFHS, and the 1993 national test question emphasized that point.