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Originally posted by His High Holiness
Garth;
When I saw the umpire from Illinois' post, I almost wrote a short treastise on "argument absurdium." Then I realized that it would be lost on someone with only a sixth grade comprehension level. I understood exactly what you were writing about and I am sure that most others that can read did also. All but the one that you were trying to communicate with, however.
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You know Peter, I guess TH has a 6th grade understanding as well. Because he said the exact same thing but much shorter. Because a player has an opinion, does not mean they are to be listened to about officiating issues. I also guess the Hawk coach is having problems with my point of view as well, considering that he agreed with a post directed at Garth.
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Originally posted by His High Holiness
OK, Rut, your reputation is on the line here. You are already spending many hours a day on this and other boards. By my calcualtions, you turn out the euquivalent of ten articles a week here and at McGriffs. If you posted less here and put your brilliance to work on paid pieces, you could have money in your pocket with no extra time invested. And you could prove to the world that you are a brilliant writer and your critics are full of horse manure.
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So my reputation is on the line, because some ball-headed, viagra using fool thinks I need a discussion board to validate my opinions? I realize you live a a much smaller area than I do, but I think you need to get a grip on reality.
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Originally posted by His High Holiness
This is your opportunity, Rut. Become a writer for officiating.com. Garth washed out. Rich Fronheiser ran out of ideas and washed out. Warren Willson washed out. The great Rut has the opportunity to succeed when others have failed. From your writings, I know that you will never run out of ideas.
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No Peter. Just like Rich found out, I like my independence. I like the fact that I can say what I say and if I offend someone, I do not have to answer to anyone. Unlike Windy, I do not come here to represent an organization. I come here to represent myself.
But please do not try to convince everyone here that Garth's point of view is so widely accepted and what I had to say was so out there. I realize that you think I am not a very well respected umpire here (like that means a hill of beans in the real world). But in the sport I work the most, I get along here very well. If I were to become a writer here, it surely would not be in baseball. I only spend 3 months out of the year even working a baseball game. I have not done a baseball game since June 3rd, which was my Regional Championship game. I have not missed it one bit and have worked about 40 basketball games and counting in the month of June alone.
So Peter (which fits you perfectly), you seemed to be obsessed with this board and McGriffs. You cannot even write an article without referencing the internet. Some of us have a life outside of this place. Even Windy gets out of the house from time to time. When are you going to smell the fresh air?
Because if you are worried about someone's reputation here, you really need to get out more often.
Peace