Coach handling??

[MikeStrybel]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

Kicked call? His perception of my calls is pretty irrelevant.

I'll answer this with a question: If a coach comes out for the fourth time in a game to argue a call, are you giving him the exact same reception and the exact same reaction as the first time?

I go into every game with a clean slate. During the game, I'd be lying if BS like what the OP described doesn't go into my decision later if a coach comes out and is close to getting run -- it may just push him right into the parking lot.

I will answer your question though you avoided mine, even though you now make the coach argumentative. The OP he was not.

1) I don't have coaches come out to argue that many times. I don't encounter coaches who need to but more importantly, my calls have never warranted four different arguments. I am not insinuating that your calls do.

2) Yes, I try to let coaches ask relevant questions on close plays. I have had coaches come out and ask me how I could make that call only to have me explain it and hear that they weren't even looking but need to make a show of it for their team. I have also had to run coaches who pushed the issue, probably more than you think. Coaches aren't my enemy out there and I try hard to eliminate prior encounters from consideration of the new play. If a coach mentions a prior call I know how to handle it.

I long ago posted that I would ignore the coach in the OP. Many others seem to think that is what we should do. I don't ignore something and then bring it up later. That is not 'ignoring'.

I wish you a good season.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by MikeStrybel

I will answer your question though you avoided mine, even though you now make the coach argumentative. The OP he was not.

I didn't ignore it. I thought it was a silly question, completely irrelevant to the conversation. A coach doesn't get to revisit history on a call. And a coach doesn't get to act in a questionable way that shows up the umpire and assume that this behavior will be forgotten an inning later.

A coach wouldn't make it out of a dugout 4 times to argue without being ejected, so I guess my question isn't really relevant, either.

[Simply The Best]

Originally Posted by MikeStrybel

Coaches aren't my enemy out there...

Which statement, as I read this group, may place you in the minority. Coaches are often called crude and irresponsible names..."rats" comes to mind.