dealing with player/coaches in SP leaugue

[ontheway]

ASA mechanics just for clarification if you need it. it was a line drive really i was already off the second basemans shoulder. turned with the ball and started making my way too it. oh snap il edit the post my fault I DID NOT TOSS Him

[NCASAUmp]

Originally Posted by ontheway

ASA mechanics just for clarification if you need it. it was a line drive really i was already off the second basemans shoulder. turned with the ball and started making my way too it. oh snap il edit the post my fault I DID NOT TOSS Him

If you went out for the catch, it's your call.

The coach would have been treading on razor-thin ice with me. If he wants to talk about the call, great, we'll talk about the CALL. If he wants to talk about me or my partner as umpires, he can share his thoughts with everyone else in the parking lot.

Remain calm, be firm, and give him enough rope with which to hang himself.

[SRW]

Originally Posted by NCASAUmp

.... he can share his thoughts with everyone else in the parking lot.

Remain calm, be firm, and give him enough rope with which to hang himself.

You're a closet a$$hole, aren't you?

[NCASAUmp]

Originally Posted by SRW

You're a closet a$$hole, aren't you?

See, THAT would get you tossed!

I'm not a closet a-hole. "I'm an a-hole, and I'm proud of it." -Denis Leary.

[shagpal]

did your partner see your call?

did you signal in any way you were going to take the call? did you turn and show your back, and take a step out, or just open up and pivot? a double call mighta resulted in alotta kvetching if plate didn't see you going out, or realize you were going.

a "no catch" verbal with a wave-off mighta helped play, prolly wouldn't have hurt. but most likely wouldn't quell the complaining anyways.

Originally Posted by ontheway

ASA mechanics just for clarification if you need it. it was a line drive really i was already off the second basemans shoulder. turned with the ball and started making my way too it. oh snap il edit the post my fault I DID NOT TOSS Him

[ontheway]

Originally Posted by shagpal

did your partner see your call?

did you signal in any way you were going to take the call? did you turn and show your back, and take a step out, or just open up and pivot? a double call mighta resulted in alotta kvetching if plate didn't see you going out, or realize you were going.

a "no catch" verbal with a wave-off mighta helped play, prolly wouldn't have hurt. but most likely wouldn't quell the complaining anyways.

My partner saw Me verbalizing and waiving off...He did not see the play.

I Completly turned away from the plate and took atleast 2 steps toward the play

[shagpal]

it's natural to complain about the call. they want it their way.

it's another thing to complain about YOU, or your partner. particularly since you did everything right by going out to give them the best call.

give them their say, but if the noise continues, possibly a warning to CYA, then lose the noise when you hear it get personal, meaning when you hear foul language or any abuse of using "YOU" or "YOU GUYS" in the yapping.

I agree w/ other posters. lose the noise.

Originally Posted by ontheway

My partner saw Me verbalizing and waiving off...He did not see the play.

I Completly turned away from the plate and took atleast 2 steps toward the play