Why MLB Players Never Say "Blue" or "Coach"
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- Why MLB Players Never Say "Blue" or "Coach"
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Matty, I know I'm 3 years late to this one, but I imagine umps and pro managers want to be called their names because it helps to draw a line between them and people who aren't in the game, league, organization, etc. At this level you've got to deal with a whole new level of fan fair, unruliness, and often ugliness from complete strangers ( a whole lot of complete strangers). This sets you apart, and makes it easy to know who they're dealing with and that what comes next (or out of the mouth next) is an expected part of the game. It's a both out of respect and security.
@@haun06 definitely could be!
usually call the ump "blind"
just don't call him a cocksucker.
LOL
I compliment them on how tough their trying to be. Ooooh!
@@dizbang3073 oUr AsSeS aRe iN tHe JaCkPoT
Jarrett Voorhees lol
I've called umpires many things in my time playing that I would love to share, but this is a family oriented channel.
Hahaha
Brian Matyas lmao nice
😂😂😂
Same here
John Mack’s highlights I call him “go get some fucking glasses”
3:32 Matt: "If you guys play pro ball, don't say 'coach' or you'll get yelled at."
Me, a person who hasn't played baseball since 2nd grade: Wow, thanks for the tip. I was just about to sign my MLB contract and I wouldn't want to get on my new coach's bad side!
Right?
dont worry Mo G ... you dont see the coach at all while cleaning the toilets and sweeping up the stadium afterward 😁
It might comfort you to know that those tips apply all the way down to rec softball, and probably even kickball.
@@paulpinball9952 We should have professional kickball.
@@gunslingingbird74 we do
I got off the plane in Eugene and went up to Wally to ask him a question and said “hey coach...” and he cut me off and said “who the _____ are you calling coach?! My name is Wally!” 🤣 That day I learned. Also you don’t throw bullpens in pro ball. You throw “sides” (short for sidelines) because the bullpens are usually down the sides of the field. 🤣
🤣🤣
Huh. In Pro Ball you hear pitchers saying they are going in to throw a bullpen all the time because the bullpens are... Bullpens.
Only the cheap parks have the bullpen near the field of play. When they do have them on the field of play the balls during warm ups wind up accidentally on the field sometimes. It's actually kinda funny when it happens.
Major reaffirmation if how MLB umpires are premadonnas. Just saying. MLB umps don't have thick skin. And maybe they should learn how to grow some thicker skin at times.
Most people have to "learn" how to just deal with irate people as a daily basis of the job (and the job sucks as is even before Karens come in...btw that term is an old retail term and somehow is now mainstream so ty for ruining it for retail workers using it low key, you internet generation suck in more ways that one)
I feel like someone like an MLB ump should deal with maybe not so often being called "blue" or "ump."
Just saying, a lot of people in society get way more verbal abuse and can't say anything while the umps not only get to talk back, they throw people out for chicken $h!t on a reasons now adays cause someone "offended" them. Talk about snowflakes.
I always thought it was bc you're doing "side work" lol not primary work.
@@MinistryOfMagic_DoM he played …where they said it that way. Kindly tell all of us where you played and what they called it there.
Shout out to Domingo Ayala who calls his manager “Mr. Coach” 😂
"Excuse me mr.coach"
Everytime
misser coach
Meeester coach
thats cuz his ass cant speak english
I like to refer to the ump as "Your Honor". When he is wrong just shout "I respectfully disagree with your decision just now!" Throws then off guard and you don't get tossed as much.
I object!
As a high school level ump I would have come back with, “next time I want your opinion, I’ll give it to you. “
Quick witted umpires response: “I’m holding you in contempt. You’re outa here!”
I'm old school, but I still call all my coaches from school "Coach" when I see them. It's a term of endearment and respect.
Same here. I've been out of HS 20+ years, still call them coach when I see them. Even if we are drinking. haha.
I always see signs with “UMPIRES ARE PEOPLE TOO”, but I’m not falling for it.
They're a few more terrible calls away from being replaced by robots anyway
as a volunteer little league ump, we aren’t.
Quinn McLaughlin I can confirm
@@fenixchief7 we can only hope
as a college ump, i agree lmao
Calling the ump "blue" was as natural to me as calling my mother and father "mom and dad".
@Mr. Spence JohnsonLMAO
Mr. Spence Johnson lol
I swear I've heard "blue" from players in moments caught by the mike. Specifically "C'mon Blue!" in frustration over a ball/strike call.
As someone who has umpired hundreds of games, I know many umpires that hate being called "Blue". I'll answer to Blue, Sir, or Luke. I draw the line at Cocksucker though.
@@lukemccullough8384 We would call an ump by his real name before and after games. Calling him "Blue" during the game was a show of respect, in that we are equals and even friends in some cases when we're not playing, but during the game he is the umpire and we are not. He has the authority and we don't.
“Can I call him Mr. Manager?”
-George Michael Bluth
D F I laughed out loud.
We just say manager
Doesn't matter who
Maybe I wasn't clear. The money is in the banana stand!
@@billdeblasio8382 This marks my only time upvoting anything associated with DeBlasio... very funny!
On the one hand, umps & players having small talk and being on first name basis is very cool.
On the other hand, it reminds me of the Loony Toons wolf and sheepdog clocking in for their shift.
“Morning, Sam.”
“Morning, Ralph.”
…..(mayhem).
I’m so glad San Diego studios is bringing Matt into the fold. Not only that he played in the majors but he’s always entertaining, and informative. I would love to see him working with the SD studios as far as like an mlb advisor for road to the show. Imagine how detailed road to the show could be with someone like Matt basically advising how to put in real scenarios. Keep up the work I’ve been a fan since the Storm days back in Lake Elsinore.
“I called my coach Dad”
You also probably batted third every game and played short stop
@@luke4872 yea he definitely is the "bunt" guy
Luke22 He was quoting Matt...and I doubt you would have taken issue with him batting 3rd and playing short Lol
Our “coach’s kid” batted second, was the second shortest on our team, played catcher, always fake bunted, and cried every time he struck out.
My son is the coaches kid, he has batted everywhere from 2nd to 9th in the lineup depending on what was needed, he has played 2nd, catcher, 1st, and outfield depending on who we played. Lol
If a player did call his manager "Coach" how would the chew out go? Would the manager act offended or would he ridicule the player for being an overly formal greenhorn?
Right? He didnt explain shit. He just said dont do it
The reason you dont call them coach because as professionals, you are all on the same level trying to move up the ladder. There is no difference in status just roles. Umpires included. Skip, nickname or first name is correct. My first game in pro ball 22 years old, I walked into the clubhouse and said hey coach what time is BP? He said don't ever call me coach you're not in college anymore. Call me skip or Charlie then he fined me 12pk of beer to bring in the next day and put in the fridge for players to drink after games lol. True story.
Well KB and Rizzo called joe madden coach during the mic'd up segment so it happens
I mean if I was mike trout making 33 million a year I’d honestly call the manger or umpire whatever 😂
Alex Walker that’s probably because Kris and Tony and Joe have played together a lot and are really good friends. also Joe Maddon is far from a conventional manager.
You call him “Greg Gibson, the home plate umpire”
David Anber Criminal Lawyer motioning to both players
Aidan And the Dodgers are celebrating in their dugout
I always called my coaches “coach so and so” until I was out of high school. I’ve been a catcher most of my life, and I was always taught to introduce myself to the plate umpire before the game since I was gonna be working with him the whole day/night. I’d usually introduce myself to the field umpire as well if I had an odd game at first or third.
I played college ball. We called ours “skip” and the umpires “blue.”
I was told that only in the show do we get to be on first name basis.
What level did you play and what pos
Daniel Clark read it slowly
itsKlu he’s probably talking about what division he played in. stop being annoying little fortnite kid
@@duncan81 chill out duncan
Nelluc1 lmao nice bowl cut
I’ve always been taught calling the head guy on a team “coach” was a sign of respect. Funny how they would get mad at that in the Majors. “Blue” I’ve always thought of as a term of endearment, like calling a First Sergeant in the Army “Top”. Granted I’ve met plenty of First Sergeants who HATEF being called ”Top”.
You definitely weren't a bum Matt...you made it to the show. You lived a dream millions of us would kill for.
I heard you mention this in the RTTS episode and I'm glad you did a deeper dive. Great video and stay safe. Love your content.
Fun drinking game:
Take a shot everytime he says the word 'Coach'
Sasha S Man wgar that sgut was fyn bro Im hmmeerd
I’ve developed acute liver failure
We’re all dead now haha
TRASHED
Sasha S - he cant explain anything quickly
I’ve been a high school/legion coach for 16 years now. 95% of the time players call me coach. I have had a couple players over the years call me by my last name. Love the vids. Baseball is my life coaching, watching, playing. I live on baseball reference and can tell you just about any players stats. Keep up the good work
When I got to college ball, the transition began. The head coach was “Skip” or called by his number “9”. Umpires were still mostly nameless “blue” to us, (but “9” called them by name).
I call my coach “Coach LastName” or just “Coach” and my assistant coach is “Coach Nickname” I call umpires Sir
Hi Matt, I was in my 40th year of coaching, at the youth level, before this whole pandemic shut us down. I have always asked my players to call me Coach, Coach Steve, or Coach Thompson. They are high schoolers and I always joke, don’t call me Steve, we’re not drinking buddies. However, our Varsity Manager goes by his nickname as he doesn’t like coach and if a kid says hi coach, he’ll respond, hi player. I get it and I’m not that hard core on it. As for umpires, I do call them by their first names as they prefer that and they respond to their name, as we all do when we hear it. It’s the old cafeteria syndrome where they say in all that noise you can still hear your name if said. Anyway, love your channel and anyone who plays in The Show is not a bum. You know what they call the guy who graduated last in his class in medical school, right?
Scamdemic
“I was a bum I only played a little in the major leagues” my god the things I’d do to be a bum 😭
Matty Chaz what the fuck
Relatively
Shit I wish I made a jc team
matt, you played in the major leagues, you sir are not a bum
You’re thinking of a Klondike bar
Been playing the show 21 like this guy makes great videos of everything baseball love it.
We always say " Time Blue" to get time out and stuff and In my experience all coaches have different preferences to what they want to be called.
I could never call a coach “skip”. Reminds me of Gilligan’s Island.
That's why you never made it big kid
I understand Little Buddy!
If your Coach has red hair and freckles, you can call him "Ginger", once.
I'd rather be called coach over skip any day of the week.
@@MrRevelation9 you got that right. Looks in mirror. I am just as good as everyone else. 😉
Makes sense, everyone's a grown man once they're in the pros so there isn't that divide.
You know Matt being a baseball fan since I was 5...so 40 years. I have learned alot from your channel and really enjoy your content.
Aaron Taylor thank you!
I just call umpires “sir”. Also I call my coach “coach” or sometimes by his first name. He just became the official gym teacher at my school so everyone’s calling him “Mr.____” and me and the rest of the baseball team are calling him coach or his name.
in high school, we called the ump "balls and strike guy" when we didn't like them.
Well done lol
Love all your videos! Just subbed!
My dad runs a program in the new balance select league and I saw one of your teams in a new balance select tournament the other day
I went to umpire school in 1992..a mlb umpire who is still working today told us. "Never let them call you blue..you call them by their name they call you by yours..because honestly..." I never blue anybody" lol
Ha ha!
So did you have a chance to be an umpire in any minor or major league games?
2:28 save ya some time
My dad coached me and a lot of my friends in soccer from 4 years old till after high school. We are approaching 40 now and my friends and even the friends that never played for my dad still call him coach.
I always called the UMP blue when I was younger but when I went back to baseball when I turned to 20, after being away for a couple years I went to a wood bat League near my place. And we had the same for umpires, especially two of them almost all the time. So by that point I was calling all of them by their first names but it's definitely weird to think of the differences but they make sense.
I've been watching baseball at least since the '58 season and never knew they called the umpires by their first names. Thanks, Matt!
On another note, around 1980, I watched so much baseball that I followed umps and really liked some, like Steve Palermo and Dutch Rennert. For some reason, I hated Mike Reilly, an AL ump and we lived in Boston almost that whole decade and went to lots of Sox games. I got his attention at Fenway a couple times, but never by calling him Mikey.
I liked the way Dutch Rennert called strikes.
I call my coach, Coach Blue and I call umpires-Skip! Thanks for straightening me out Manager Antonelli.
Super interesting you say this, always called my coaches coach, except I had one coach in high school who played pro ball, he asked us to call him by his first name, didn’t make a difference to me but now that you say this it makes a ton of sense
This is really good to know for when I make the show.
its been over 20 years but i called my coach "Heavy" he was a big boy
Hahahahah no way
Last time I was this early, Matt was still in college
Who cares!!!!
Jim Morris I care
@@patrickross7048 Then you are as pathetic as Eric.
In the Japanese amateur leagues, we call the team captains with their last name plus "-san", and since most people don't learn the names of the umpires, on the field people call them "Shimpan!" which means "Umpire!", except for the captain himself, who will be the one who welcomes the ump to the field and hands him the lineups; he'll call the ump "Tanaka-san" (or whatever his last name is) when going over to the home plate area to tell him about changes in his lineup.
Interesting. Love your show. stay safe, Matt!
Made it to the majors and calls himself a bum. That earned my sub.
Humble pie!
So as a fan, is it ok if I say "cmon Blue" to the ump from the stands. That's where I heard it from going to games. I never played organized baseball growing up.
Darrel Dupit yes
It's also OK to tell them they're missing a hell of a game.
I hope mlb the show sponsors you again. You are a great ambassador for the game. Both the game of baseball and the show
In high school basketball, we always referred to coaches as “Coach ” and referees as “Mr Official”. Also, any coach at the school, regardless of whether you were on their team, was always called “Coach”, even when they were teaching.
Bochy on the thumbnail 👍🏼👌🏼👌🏼😎😎😎
mg21 TV 👍 Giants players usually called him skipper when referring to him in interviews.
Baseball is a gentleman’s game. Respect, tradition, and class. What a great sport.
Wow this is amazing never thought that u couldn’t call them coach!!! Learn something new everyday!
This seems to happen at the highest level of a lot of activities, traditional sports or not. In any "Mic'd Up" videos of other sports, whether its football or hockey, you seem to notice that too, maybe not so much with the player to ref talk, but definitely the other ones you mentioned here. The activity I'm personally involved with is the marching arts, specifically DCI, and WGI with this, and its the same way at the higher levels. Most people don't know anything about the activity but interactions between the players and the instructional staff is always a first name basis, just like you're saying the player to coaching staff interactions are in this video.
So the answer to "why" is: because that's just how it's done in pro ball
EdwardCurrent if you actually watch the video, he explains at the end that it's a put down.
@@prorobo I watched the whole video and am still scratching my head. I guess the answer is, they don't want you to.
@@prorobo Again, but why? He never explains why it's considered a put-down.
Exactly...no real reason given, lol.
@@nibiyabi Do you call your coworkers now by their title or by their name? Calling people by their names is just more respectful. That shouldn’t need an explanation lol
I played with a guy who called our coach "Mr Coachman" and we made fun of him so much
Henry Campbell Hey aayyye Wait a Minute
Henry Campbell
Johnathan Coachman??🧐
I think it's funny. You just sound like a dick.
Sir, I need to correct one thing you said. If you played ONE Game in the Major Leagues...no...strike that...if you were even in the dugout for one Major League Game, even if you didn't play...you ARE NOT a "Bum." You have the Talent to do something that SO Few people ever can.
Never knew about the "Blue" or "Coach" verbiage being frowned on. But then, I washed out of baseball (high school) in possibly World Record Time. Fortunately, our Track Team needed another shot putter. So I had something to do in the spring to take my mind off of the chomping at the bit I was doing waiting for the School Year to end.
All Best, Sir!
💯 true. This past spring training we had seats right behind the on deck circle. Machado was telling Tingler something. And he called him Skip to get his attention!!
My nickname is still coach and I love it! (Was a college baseball coach).
I call the umps usually by their first name I’m a catcher so usually after I throw to 2nd I shake the umps hand and introduce myself to them
Just discovered the channel. Love it.
This is one of your best Matt.
When I was stationed in Italy, you would never call an Italian by their first name as it would be considered disrespectful. Once they get to know you, they will give you permission to call
them by the first name.....
In high school everybody called Coach "Coach." Even non-players. Coaches would sometimes teach as well, math, history etc. Everyone in the classroom called them "Coach." It would feel so weird not too. I guess that is the difference between a sport and a profession.
Facts!
I'm watching this because I find how you say "Blue" entertaining. Like you have a cheek full of air and you expel it all out to get the word "blue" out.
I had the same coach from when I was 8 through 18. We just called him "goody" since his last name was Goode. Also, a lot of the umps I interacted with (I was a catcher) were local firefighters along with my dad so I usually called them by their first name unless they said something.
When I coached my kid's little league team there were 3 of us and it was always "Coach (first name)". Calling umps by their first name seems weird to me, because you would think that would be seen as disrespectful 🤷♂️
Actually, it's the the opposite. It means you've taken the time and effort to remember his name.
I will call any former coach of mine “coach Bobby” or coach “coach Espi” anytime I see them, even if It’s been years
From baseball as a kid to working as an adult, I always (tried) to go by last names until or unless I was asked not to.
Speaking purely of sports as a kid, officials were always "Sir" where I could get away with it because I was terrible with names, but outside of school coaches wearing the title like a badge of honor, I seem to remember being mostly taught not to, and to actually make a point of learning names.
..I do remember biting on a bit of antagonism from one Umpire and calling them up... among other things I really probably shouldn't have said. ..I was a kid, in my defense, and I did make a point of apologizing later.
That was A cool vid. Thanks for the info 🐲🐲
Down a shot every time he says the word "coach." You'll be luggage with 5 minutes.
That’s the best line I’ve heard on a while!
“you’ll be luggage in five minutes”... that’s a great one. I’m stealing it. Thank you for sharing it!
My son sometimes had to call me "Marvin" because I wouldn't answer to Dad.
😂🤣😂
Does he bat third and play shortstop
@@tracebrehmer1459 Is there any other option for the coaches son?
Interesting little insight, never knew that one
In my little league what we called our coaches depended on who the coach was. One year the coach told us all to call him by his name or a nickname, he didn’t want to be called coach. One coach didn’t care either way. Another coach was very strict that we called him “coach _____”.
Besides one of them, we were pretty friendly with the umps and called them by their first names. Our league made it a point to introduce the umps to the players at the beginning of the season and let us get to know them. The umps in our league were kinda like extra coaches in a way, they’d tell us stories, give us pep talks, etc.
I made a bad error that lost us an important game in extras and this umpire Gary-who knew I was a huge Mets fan-gave me a whole speech that I shouldn’t get too down on myself over it and he explained how Tim Teufel did the same thing in Game 1 of the ‘86 World Series and it became irrelevant within a week after Bill Buckner’s error that ended game 6. Moments like that are what I remember most about little league
I usually don’t talk to my umpires, but in my head I call them blind
Jeter always said "Mr Torre"
I still think of Joe as Mr. Torre for that reason. Joe’s been such a credit to the game, he warrants respect.
@@chasbodaniels1744 As a Yankee fan I actually dont think Torre was that good of a manager, he was the reason we lost the 2001 world series because of that horrible shift, if he didnt make this decision Jeter would have caught the ball that ended up being the game winning hit. Then in the 2003 world series he refused to bring in Reviera if the game was tied. These rules he had for play were horrible and eneded up doing us more harm then good.
Get Hacked idk bout that, watch the foolish BB or SBN video about it. Torre went to the shift earlier in the series in a non-walk-off situation and it worked, but in that spot he wasn’t gonna risk doing it again
@@austinbrent2963 And had Torre not put on that horrible shift and had the Yankees won the world series, Enrique Wilson would have died on Flight 587, the plane that crashed in Queens shortly after the World Series. If you aren't aware of the circumstances, Enrique Wilson, on the Yankees in 2001, expected the Yankees to win the world series. So, he planned on returning to New York with the team, being in the Parade up Broadway to celebrate the World Series win, then he was going to fly back to the DR on flight 587, the one that crashed with no survivors. Well... Since the Yankees did not win the world series, Enrique Wilson changed his flight plans to go back to the DR sooner. SO, he did not die on flight 587 because Mo' blew game 7 and the Yankees lost.
Cant blame 2001 on Torre. Yankees were outmatched yet found a single weakness and use their vast experience for some magical moments. Majority blame bringing the infield in however after the botched double play ball it was going to be near impossible to overcome that mistake which was a physical error not an alignment or managerial error.
This reminded me of when Joey gallo was mic’d up in a spring training game. They cut to gallo in the dugout asking someone what’s the HP ump’s name was. Just for Gallo to have the friendly conversation with the umpire.
It’s about respect in my opinion. No one likes being referred to as a number so to speak, and people remembers those that take the time to learn their name before ever talking to them. It shows that you care about people and wouldn’t want someone to call you a generic term either.
I have 2 quick stories about that. My sophomore year in high school playing varsity, we had a senior who called one of our assistant coaches by his nickname, and the whole team had to run because our manager said it was a sign of disrespect. After high school, I was playing in an amateur league that was more than just a "bar league" and got to know one of the umps pretty well and would call him by his first name which coinsidently was Matt too. I would ask him about calls and in my opinion was able to get away with "arguing" calls without getting tossed. We got to know eachother enough where he would ask me for a dip if he was out, so I can understand what you're saying without playing professional ball.
I call my coach “coach mike” because he’s mike. And I call the umpires blind.
Hi Coach Matt 🍕🍺👍 I think when players are young, they need to learn to pay respect, so maybe that's part of it? In the pros, the manager/coach is the boss so still needed to be respected
It's a form of respect, much like younger people referring to adults as "Mr." or "Mrs." when addressing them. Respect of elders. In pro ball, they're more of a peer, since everyone is an adult, so first names make sense. As I'm an umpire, I prefer to be called by my first name because, again, we are peers. Likewise, I address coaches by their first name.
I've coached high school baseball and softball for 25 yrs(16 baseball/9 softball) and I always refer to the umpire as Mr./Ms. Umpire during the game but before the game is on first-name basis. It has worked for me and is proud to say that I've only been ejected once (my first year, questionable ejection still lol).
I’ve always called my coach “coach.” I’ve called umpires “umps.”
Yes. Its fina and dandy but you can't do that to Major League Umpires and Coaches.
Its not like I’ll ever make it to the big leagues anyway
@@tpiet Hey! You never know. How old are you anyways?
Abe Hassan-Froman well I actually haven’t played in a year. I didn’t try out because I’m gonna be honest I didn’t really want to play cause I didn’t do good last year.
@@tpiet Yeah,You're right. You'll never make it to the big leagues. LOL
You never explain why, except to not get yelled at.
Right and especially if you feel like they made a bad call you’re gonna want to call them something you know is gonna piss them off
That explains a lot. My batting coach through high school had played on the Rangers in the Nolan Ryan era, and always had me call him by his first name. Go figure that.
We had a Johnny Antonelli Firestone shop near us and he was a baseball fan. Any relation?
Him: what do you call umpires?
Me: blind
Mr Magoo
If they insist on a first name, Quincy - Mr Magoo's first name.
Thats is so on point calling them blind af
I remember my coach getting mad at me for throwing my hands up at a strike but the umpire called a strike with the ball at my ankles. One of the only things I'll ever remember from that season.
Why as a fan do I have a feeling the players have different things to call Joe West other than his name? Lol
I don’t want to know what they call Angel Hernandez.
Especially Bumgarner. Those two hate each other.
Richard Jones lol yup he legit screamed at him. Jomboy of course has a great video on it
Chiefs Kingdom Lol no kidding...that’s a cool stat, and not a different subject. I didn’t know that..maybe he’s just a nightmare on the bases and not behind the dish but forever the reason the players seem to hate him
You guys may have a point. Maybe I should change my original statement and change it to Hernandez LOL
Football was way harder to train for and took up most of my time, so my vocabulary carried over to Baseball season as I referred to the manager as “coach” and umpire as “ref”, in Texas it really doesn’t matter.
You made it to the show, trust me pal, you weren't a bum, love your insight. I told my players to call me whatever they wanted, just dont call me late for dinner. of course i always had the kid that called me, Coach late for dinner
When I hear skip I think of skip bayless
I called him “late for dinner”
Michael Gorny You’re a boomer, like me. Nobody younger gets the reference. 👍🏾
My highest level of play was division II collegiate, but we called them blue and coach, respectively.
Not being able to stay away from the game, i officiated and a professional umpire taught me to learn the coaches’ names. If they approached me, I’d say “how did you see that, Bill?” Or whatever his/her name is. I learned that coaches hearing their name took the sting out just a bit which helped with the dispute.
Addressing someone as a person, instead of their position on a card, is more respectful… regardless of _what_ specifically was addressed. Makes me admire the game even more.
I see it this way at a pro level: your manager is like your boss. You don’t call your boss “boss” you call them by their first name. It’s no different.
I always called my boss, boss, the look on there face was always priceless. One time my boss called me to the side and ask me to stop calling him boss, I got together with the whole crew and everyone started calling him boss, it stuck till he got transferred.
As the manager, I get called boss all the time... I stopped saying anything about it a while back. I don't call them my employees or workers, I call them the staff or my coworkers, so it always feels odd when they call me boss.
Matt, in my previous posts, I called you Coach out of respect for your past title and experience. No disrespect meant. 👍🏼
It would be awesome to see a behind the scenes tour of the reply center, who works it and how often, do they rotate them, where do they get the camera footage? Are there dedicated cameras at each ball game or do they use the local tv feed. How many umpires is needed to get a ruling? If one disagrees, what is the call.. i always wondered about this
From my experience, it was first name for assistants and Skip for the head coach at my high school. FL