vcblue wrote:mycorner wrote:At least these were assisting the runners. When will the umps start doing their postitions on the fields and remove coachs for constant complaining about every little thing? One coach complained about everything more than my wife this last weekend in Huntington. Dosen't he know this delays the game and takes time off the clock. Might not be a bad idea if the team was winning. Thanks for the lesson in what not to do when your a coach.
Umpiring and knowing when to cut a coach off is like a clock pendulum. New umpires seem to allow it to go on to much and don't know how to handle the situation. 2nd through 5th year umpires (speaking in generalities) seem to go to far the other way and let ever thing the coach says produces an argument/ejection. After that the blues know when and how to shut it down. Plus, by this time a blue should know how to explain the ruling to the coach. And, that goes along way in ensure the coach that s/he was a good umpire calling the game.
Amen... I sometimes have to argue with myself on things.
