Federation ambiguity w/ "Distraction"

[johnnyg08]

right...so do you play word games with the coach or do you do as DG said and just take care of it if there's any doubt in your mind that they're going to say something

[ozzy6900]

Originally Posted by johnnyg08

right...so do you play word games with the coach or do you do as DG said and just take care of it if there's any doubt in your mind that they're going to say something

this is not playing "word games" with the coach. I do not care if the coach finds anything distracting. He is in the dugout or the coach's box. HE is not playing the game. However, if he tells me that his batter has a problem with the golf glove or if the batter himself tells me he has a problem with it, the golf glove is gone! Why? Because coaches always have a problem with things. You have to know where to draw the line between a "b-i-t-c-h" or a valid complaint!

[johnnyg08]

but you said it yourself, it's not what they say, but how they say it...any coach with even a brain my size will know to say that "my player is distracted" if he has an issue with something...so like I said, rather than even make it an issue I will prevent the discussion through proactive officiating. All you're doing by doing it your way is baiting the coach to come out again and say..."how can you allow them to do something that's distracting to my players?" We've all dealt w/ these "rats"...why fight the battle.