Pre-Game Conf, Things NOT to say!!
 

"Coaches, remember, if you come out to warm up the pitcher you must have a cup on".....

Please add your own, but remember, it MUST be true.

"It'll be a big strikezone today" (I am guilty of saying that once).

" If you don't like a call, I suggest you keep your comments to yourself". Thankfully, this idiot is no longer in our association.

"Before we start, do either of you have any questions for us?"

A rookie to coach after the third foul ball: "Coach, I've got no balls!"

"Your fly is open"

(which a partner once told me at the plate conference - the coaches got a big kick out of it :rolleyes: )

Start of plate meeting

Coach: "Boy am I glad we have you two today. We had (John Q. Public) and (John C. Public) and they just aren't very good anymore."

Partner: "Yeah, the game has passed them by."

I shot Death Rays at my partner, and gave him a big lecture after the game on how it is highly likely that that coach would be saying the same thing about him to the umpires at his next game's plate conference.

"Ball/strike......fair/foul........safe/out......belong to us. I don't want to hear a word out of you about any of those calls today."


The amazing thing is I tend to hear this explanation on judgment calls from several different guys each season.



Tim.

This came from a partner with 1 yr experience 38 times.

"Now remember guys all throws out of play will be two bases, the one they are going to, plus one"

One manager looks directly at me, with that you know that's not right look.
As we walked back toward the 1st base dugout he asked me why I didn't say anything. I replied "Skip if there are any base awards in this game they will be right"

My plate man in a D-1 game last night: "Is there a 10-run rule we need to know about?"

Uh, last time I checked, NCAA Division 1 games don't play under that. Duh.

Pre-Game Conf, Things NOT to say!!

Most everything other than:

Everyone legally equipped?
Skip, take us around.
Have a good game.

That about wraps it up eh? :)

"Is everyone legally equipped?"

I still maintain this is one of the stupidest things to ask. What do we expect a coach to say--"Uh, no. We have three illegal bats, two cracked helmets, and a wad of vaseline we intend to use."? :D

Garth you forgot the most important one.

Checks or cash gentlemen. That is probably number one because if we do not get paid at the plate conference there is no need to ask the other 3 questions on your list. I am predominately talking about Summer ball.

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