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...but probably shouldn't:
"You know, I'm an umpire too. What Level are you?" [telegraphing all of his pending arguments in advance, I guess, e.g. "When I umpire, I would never call that", etc.] "Don't worry about me fellas, I never argue anything!" [a certain ejection at some point; only the nastiest coaches say this] "You again?" [Well, if you don't like doing a game with me, I can fix that right now....] "We only brought 9 players today blue, so be nice!" [I guess his players get special latitude on the EJs, huh? NOT!] "I want to see some hustle from you guys today. You're being paid to be here, so I expect to see you earning it!" [I actually agree with him in principle, but to say it...sheesh!] "Don't worry about my bench, Blue; I told them you're a good guy and won't make any mistakes." [Guess he didn't get the memo about lowering expectations, then exceeding them.] and my personal favourite: "Listen, Blue, I left my heart medication at home, so don't let me get too excited today, OK?" [So, is that 5 compressions to 1 breath, or 15 to 2? The coroner always asks....]
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Where’s the strike zone going to be today, Blue, so I know what to tell my players? [I never, ever, walk anybody, skip. Better tell them to swing the bat.]
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Honestly, what age group(s) are those things said at? I have never been spoken to like that in 25 years of umpiring.
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me neither....sounds like a 'daddy coached' league to me.
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I heard the line "Where’s the strike zone going to be today, Blue, so I know what to tell my players?" eons ago at an 11U AAU game. THe other stuff I have only read about.
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