One of the instructions I try never to miss is, "If you have any questions concerning a rule of the game you may call time and come out and talk to us.
No, they may request time. And I'm only talking about a rule which was enforced on the previous play. No clinics.
But only the manager is allowed to do so". Issues with "coaches" seem to be illiminate at that point. If a coach comes out of the dug out without calling time or in an aggressive way he should just walk out the other side and keep going. Once you make your presence known before the game issues are few.
Disagree. Pre-game meetings are to cover ground/special rules and line ups, not a place to pre-warn coaches what they may or may not do. It is THEIR game, not the umpire's. And restricting it to the "manager" or head coach could be a mistake. S/he could be an idiot while an assistant may actually have a clue. I will talk to one coach at a time, don't care who it is. Placing parameters on coaches is ludicrous. It is THEIR game. I once saw an umpire refuse to allow a 3B coach question a call at 3B because he would only talk to the HC and she was coaching 1B and couldn't possibly see the play. That is just plain dumb.
As we all now know, if you try to be a player or coaches friend it will always come back to bite you. We are Umpires period.
I agree, but the umpire is there at the team's request. The coach has a job and an umpire needs to be cognizant of his/her position and not place unnecessary restrictions on them.
I can appreciate what you are trying to say, but sometimes umpires just create their own problems. Umpires should umpire and coaches coach. When the two meet, there can be a civil discussion on the issue at hand.
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