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Originally Posted by umpire99
I had a pitcher who didn't seem to like my strike zone the other night. I called time and moved around to the plate. While cleaning the plate, I told the catcher to go tell his pitcher that if he didn't like the way I was calling, I would squeeze him so tight his balls would hurt.
When I turned around, I saw that the coach was on his way to the mound to remove the pitcher because of his actions. Later in the game, the coach asked me about my comment to his catcher, but I couldn't recall saying it at that time.
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You did not say what level of ball but generally speaking a comment like the one you made could get you suspended in my HS association.
Give the coach "his due" FIRST. The coach saw what was going on and went out to take care of it, so you just added "insult to injury" by what you said.
I know coaches can be a pain in the you know what but sometimes especially the good ones "take care of business" ahead of time.
I had an instance where the batter didn't care for my zone. Said a few choice words (nothing to get him tossed) but the coach heard it and said "Blue I have a substitution for you"
In Summary: Give the coach a chance, then if the coach does NOTHING toss the kid. It's better then saying derogatory remarks which can get you in trouble.
Pete Booth
Fri Apr 24, 2009, 01:20pm
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