Enjoying the umpire talk. I refereed basketball one winter in exchange for a ymca membership. It's the most stressful thing I've ever done. Always treated our officials with appreciation since it's a tough job. If there was an issue, make your point and move on.
Having said that, only had one run in with a baseball umpire. He wasn't a kid, but adult who appeared to have done a lot of games.
Early in the game, we had a play involving a rules interpretation. We asked for field supervisor who overruled this guy.
Now you can tell this umpire is agitated for the next couple of innings.
Later in the game, our pitcher is batting and grounds out. We're in 3B dugout, no one picks up our P glove and hat. So I grab them and meet the kid between mound and 3B line. I told the kid, shake it off and go get em on the mound. The umpire raises his hand and announces, "Coach, that's your first mound visit."
Like WtF.
Tom
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