What do you say to the coach?

[GarthB]

Any time a coach or player asks a hypothetical question about a play, I repsond truthfully, civily and concisely: "I'd have to see that."

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by GarthB

Any time a coach or player asks a hypothetical question about a play, I repsond truthfully, civily and concisely: "I'd have to see that."

This is where your personality has to come into play. If I were to say something I would likely be a smart azz and the tone would not be right. So I just prefer to ignore stupidity with silence.

Peace

[jkumpire]

I just told the coach:

"I'm not sure, I didn't have time to flip my coin on the play."

[Forest Ump]

I was doing a Mustang game last Sunday. The kid swung at strike 3 and ended the inning. The kids dad, who is about 30 feet away ask me if that last one was a ball or a strike. I responded back “I don't remember". I said it in a slow but deliberate manner. Honestly, I didn’t remember. It was a strike as far I was concerned and I had moved on to other business. The dad says "Don't remember, huh" with the inflection in his voice that I knew but was not going to provide that info. Then someone said "good answer, blue". So that may be my response from now on. Every situation is different.

[sargee7]

If the kid's dad was I spectator, I wouldn't have responded at all, if he was a coach I would have told him it was strike, it was, it ended the inning.