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Old Tue Feb 27, 2007, 02:38pm
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Managers that snipe like this get the 'cold shoulder' on the outside but also burn up what little 'jurisdictional license' they have with me.

Not to mention fuse length! To me, small bullsh*t remarks concerning Strikes/Balls that are repeated is Prolonged.
I agree! I don't allow it to continue when I am on the plate, ESPECIALLY from an assistant coach! If it is totally out of hand and I am on the bases and my partner doesn't take care of it, I will most likely step in.

But on this day, with this partner, I figured since he wanted to butt into our discussion earlier, he must be willing to take some crap he shouldn't, and I let it go. During the pre-game, when I tried to cover some stuff with him, he kept saying stuff like "I already know that, let's move on", and "I know what I am doing", etc...

Again, he isn't doing any varsity ball, even now. He seemed to have a little problem with constructive criticism from senior partners, and that is holding him back. Well, and maybe his freshman strike zone too!

With a partner who just outright doesn't know what is going on, or who obviously can't handle a tough situation, but at least has a shred of humility, I would never think of hanging them out to dry. But when a guy gives every indication that he isn't interested in what I have to say, I am not going to step in until the situation has the potential of becoming violent between my partner and a coach.

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Old Tue Feb 27, 2007, 04:53pm
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But on this day, with this partner, I figured since he wanted to butt into our discussion earlier, he must be willing to take some crap he shouldn't, and I let it go. During the pre-game, when I tried to cover some stuff with him, he kept saying stuff like "I already know that, let's move on", and "I know what I am doing", etc...

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I had a different take on what your P did when you originally posted it. And in fact still do.
Your P in this game was the PU and is charged with moving the game along. He's listening to this coach arguing or talking or discussing or whatever it is he does, about nothing, a bunch of fluff based on how you described it. Your P simply came out and said "lets go" lets play ball. If you and this coach want to dance, do it on your own time. I'd say this young PU had a pretty good read on this coach from the get go and did his job.
BTW, if a coach turns to me in that situation and says "who the heck are you" it would probably be his last question of the day, most certainly the last one outside the dugout.
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Old Tue Feb 27, 2007, 05:28pm
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During the pre-game, when I tried to cover some stuff with him, he kept saying stuff like "I already know that, let's move on", and "I know what I am doing", etc...
Based on the pregame advice you were bragging about in the other thread, I don't blame the kid. Good job chasing off a potential umpire.
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Old Tue Feb 27, 2007, 06:33pm
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Based on the pregame advice you were bragging about in the other thread, I don't blame the kid. Good job chasing off a potential umpire.
Chase him off? This is an ignorant statement. He is still at it. I did not work with him last year, so I have no idea if he has figured it out yet or not. Certainly, his one game working with me was not the only incident he had with veteran officials. My opinion of an umpire to our commissioner doesn't hold so much weight to hold them back from the varsity level, but a collective opinion sure would!
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