There's usually a time for a pitcher on the mound who isn't throwing well or starting to show signs of fatigue. Sometimes you can't even smell the strike zone and you're in another world. Whatever the case may be the pitching coach or catcher is going to come out and talk to you. And if you're playing in front of an away crowd the chirps can get nasty.
Your coach signals for your catcher to go out and have a chat (settle him down). You see him coming... do you meet him halfway to be courteous or should you stare him down until he gets all the way here? What could he possibly say that would help me turn things around?
"Hey let's mix in some outs"? I've had catchers come out and say "let's pretend we're talking because I don't have anything to say and neither do you". I've heard some jokes on the mound and the type of discussion usually depends on the pitcher. Sometimes it's about a chick in the crowd, sometimes it's about a party, and sometimes it's strictly baseball.
Some catchers like to pretend they know what they're telling you and it's always about your front side flying out. There's no way you can watch my mechanics as you're trying to catch. But for some reason it loosens up the pitcher and actually helps.
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