Not exactly a Davism.....

[walter]

I wouldn't have handled it that way. I have had situations where I have told fans during dead ball situations, time outs, etc. things such as "officiating classes start in August and we're always looking for new officials". I've found that for the most part, once you say something to these people, provided you're not being aggressive, they often are caught by surprise because they are not expecting you to actually reply to them. I must admit however that once one of my partners told a fan about the officiating classes and the fan replied that maybe he should go back and retake the class!!! Another way to handle it is to determine who the game management is and ask them to talk to the fan.