Let's have a thread about strike zones!

[DG]

Originally Posted by Durham

The 3rd base coach, yes an assistant who caught in college, said, "Come on Ken, you can't reward him on that." I responded, "Reward!!!! You tell me what part of the strike zone you think that missed? Because I have it splitting both ways. It's not a catching contest!"

I don't have conversations with assistants, unless it is between innings about how this is a beautiful day to play baseball, and that will be brief.

[Durham]

Originally Posted by DG

I don't have conversations with assistants, unless it is between innings about how this is a beautiful day to play baseball, and that will be brief.

I don't have aruguments with assistant coaches, but the occasional conversation is no problem for me. Don't get me wrong, assistants try and argue at times, but they get warned and then ejected if the continue. In fact I had one this weekend that wanted to argue and then continue arguing after causing his team to get a team warning for arguing balls and strikes.

I just did a PDF search of the NCAA rules and I don't remember it mentioning anything in OBR about umpires not being able to answer a question or converse with an assistant coach. I know it says that they can't leave their position to argue, and I know that I am not going to allow one to yell at me, but ask a question, if asked correctly I will more than likely answer beacuse I fell confident enough about what I am doing and my understanding of the playing rules to answer his question. Just my two cents and I know that to many of you they don't exisist, but my father always taught me to give respect if I expected to get it.

Ok, now let me get my mask and chest protector on before you guys reply.