Questionable play, wrong umpire

[LMan]

Originally Posted by David B

If a coach comes to me and its my partners call, then I tell him, "Coach, let me ask my partner, that was his call."

And I personally will go to the other umpire and ask.

Why would you carry a coach's water for him? Just say, "coach, that's my partner's call, ask him." No need to be rude (initially ) , but send the coach to the source, not an intermediary.

I've never seen an umpire act as a coach's representative, the entire idea is foreign to me.

I'm not going to deliver a coach's question/argument to my partner....if the coach wants an attorney, he can go find one in the Yellow Pages.

Yeah, I just send them to the right guy.

There is no way I will ever play go-between for the coach and my partner. I am not asking my partner anything for the coach!

This whole quick ejection thing. If I had a penny for ever guy who brags about not ejecting many, who in reality should be ejecting more often, I could afford a plate jacket! Indeed, I eject less now than I did earlier in my career, but once a coach has stepped over the line he is gone.

Set the bar high, but when they go over it, book 'em!!!

Anybody here trying out that Verbal Judo stuff on coaches?

[LMan]

Originally Posted by rei

Anybody here trying out that Verbal Judo stuff on coaches?

No, but I went to a "12-Step Program for Type-A Personalities" course once. In an hour we had it down to 6.

Originally Posted by LMan

No, but I went to a "12-Step Program for Type-A Personalities" course once. In an hour we had it down to 6.

Hehe...

I have not really had an situations yet this year to try it in baseball. I have used it in soccer many times, and it works wonderfully!