Quote:
The umpire is a lonely man
Whose calls are known to every fan
Yet none will call him Dick or Dan
In all the season's games.
They'll never call him Al or Ed
Or Bill or Phil or Frank or Fred
Or Jim or Tim or Tom or Ted
They'll simply call him names.
Author: Milton Bracker ©
Published: 1962
Appeared In: The New York Times
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I have noticed that from time to time on umpire discussion boards and LISTSERVS it is common practice to use personal attack as a method of responding to "fuzzy thinking". Of course some of this frustration is borne out of past conflicts that the two parties (otherwise known as umpire kinfolk) have had either here or elsewhere. Respectful disagreement is sometimes lacking. If you are new to this group or umpiring on the Internet in general I would simply suggest you "ignore" those posts or those parts therein that are attacks. Someone once suggested we would probably all get along better if we were discussing these "differences" over a Coors a Foster's or a Bud in a nice pub. Why a Pepsi or a Coke is just fine too as long as no one greets me with a "wasuuuuuuuup?" Jim/NYC
P.S. You rookies have the first round!