How would you handle?

[RPatrino]

Couple of points:

A good coach won't ask catchers where the pitch was from the bench. They may discuss it on the bench but they know that yelling that puts their catcher's between a rock and hard place. Most times, a catcher will ask..."was that up?" and of course, it was! IF they are asking, they know the answer. Those chirps we hear directed at no one in particular should be ignored. Like Hickey said, if you are constantly hearing chirps and *****ing about your zone, look in the mirror. It's time to get evaluated because something isn't working out.

The one I love is "that's not your pitch, Goober", I had one right down Broadway , called it a strike, the coach yells, "that's not you, Gomer". Next pitch, same spot, Gomer puts it over the left field fence. I smiled at the coach, "I guess it WAS him".

We are approachable, we will calmly discuss ANY call, but we will argue about NONE. There is no rule that states a coach can't discuss a call in a sportsmanlike manner. We should always be willing to discuss the rationale behind our calls. The downside of refusing to accommodate a legitimate request for a conference with a coach is that the refusal becomes the issue and not the call.