Coaching Comedics

[lawump]

Originally Posted by tibear

Player says that to me, I don't care what the coach says. He's gone for the day!

Oh, I agree. But you have to understand MiLB spring training. There are no fines, suspensions etc., unless the ejection was truly outrageous and the PBUC had to get involved and complain to the NAPBL offices. There are also 0 fans in attendance.

It is pretty laid back for the most part. In this case I might have told the coach "he's ejected" after he sent the player over to the other field...but it didn't matter. He was done for the day, period.

Regular season: I toss him in addition to the coach removing him because the player will be fined/suspended by the league President, etc.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by LakeErieUmp

It's raining here in Cleveland (and I'm bored).

Are you bored because it's raining or because you are in Cleveland?

[UMP25]

What's the difference?

[tidefanintenn]

Best one I've heard in a while was coach arguing balls and strikes. "You cannot have a zone that goes from here (swipes hand across his letters) to here (chops his knee caps)" When he was making his exit he asked me had I ever heard of a rule book and his own son asked him "if he had?" I nearly peed my pants.

[LakeErieUmp]

Steve - yes, both.

[Cub42]

While doing a 3 game college series, The coach of home team usually has his ---hole tighten up in the 8th and 9th innings. Game 1, 9th inning, he is jumping up and down on every pitch. I issue a warning. I have the plate in game 3, so after the plate mtg, I watch a few pitches, then I walk over to his dugout and stand in front of him facing the field. After about 30 seconds he says, " What are you doing, are you ready to start?" I turned to him and said, "I thought I would call the balls and strikes from here today, since apparently you get a better angle from here." He puts his head down , while I head to the plate. His players were in hysterics. Nobody but the umpires and the home team had any idea what was going on. He had a quite different attitude from then on.

[TussAgee11]

Originally Posted by Cub42

While doing a 3 game college series, The coach of home team usually has his ---hole tighten up in the 8th and 9th innings. Game 1, 9th inning, he is jumping up and down on every pitch. I issue a warning. I have the plate in game 3, so after the plate mtg, I watch a few pitches, then I walk over to his dugout and stand in front of him facing the field. After about 30 seconds he says, " What are you doing, are you ready to start?" I turned to him and said, "I thought I would call the balls and strikes from here today, since apparently you get a better angle from here." He puts his head down , while I head to the plate. His players were in hysterics. Nobody but the umpires and the home team had any idea what was going on. He had a quite different attitude from then on.

You've got to be kidding. That's pretty professional.

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by Cub42

...then I walk over to his dugout and stand in front of him facing the field. {snip} since apparently you get a better angle from here."

I know a guy that did something similar to this in a basketball game. College game, too. Coach shut up something good.