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Originally posted by WindyCityBlue
Jurassic,
That post never mentioned you..why would you respond except to throw a stone and run. You are as guilty as anyone of mucking up the swimming hole.
Jeff Rutledge,
Let's put your reputation up against mine. Who am I?
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I have been saying that for a long time.
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Originally posted by WindyCityBlue
You seem to be pretty certain lately. Throw my name out there and I'll throw my resume up here for all to say. It seems that more than a few people would be interested. Come on, put your money where your mouth is.
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I really do not care what your resume is in baseball. All I know is that no one thinks you are the person you claim to be. Remember, you stated your association affiliation and have given some idea where you live. It is not hard for those around to figure out there is no one with that resume. And having said that, there are a lot of guys that work Minor League ball, but there is no one that claims to have the resume of both Minor League ball and D1 ball at the same time. Maybe they are wrong, but they sure do not see anyone that even comes close to that. Talk to them, not me. I am just repeating what I have been told and what I have experienced.
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Originally posted by WindyCityBlue
Secondly, I took a chance in publishing a risque new mechanic and asking my colleagues to give it a try. From the get go, you've argued that it goes against everything you've been taught, shown and talked about.
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I guess reading is fundamental. I have never said it goes against everything I have been taught nor does it go against my philosophy on officiating as a whole. And considering that I work 3 sports, I can think of many examples that I have applied the "get it right" philosophy in all those sports in this calendar year. And in baseball I had to use that mechanic several times to help partners and them helping me. Not sure what part of your body you pulled that out of.
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Originally posted by WindyCityBlue
Well, enough people have now seen that I actually knew what I was talking about for the last eight months and we have yet to see one post that shows a logical stance from you.
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I would be careful who you seem to look to as supporting your position. I see few people telling you that you share their point of view. I think the bottom line is you have never listened to anyone else's point of view but your own and really have not understood what anyone else has said. The very reason you have been laughed off the other boards when trying to use your "baseball logic" to the other sports. But this has been an interesting debate.
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Originally posted by WindyCityBlue
As our democratic Presidential candidate said, "It's one thing to be certain. It's another to be certain and wrong." You were challenged earlier to provide evidence to bolster your claims. I'm still waiting. We're still waiting.
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Waiting for what? You keep referencing the pros as if that is the standard we all should follow. Well considering that logic does not apply to any other sport that I am aware of, you keep talking about the pros as if that applies to the two man most of us work on a Spring afternoon. You are talking about the MLB playoffs that have 6 umpires to get together as compared to two umpires with less than 10 years combined and how they should handle similar situations. I have always stated and they followed the exact same procedure that I have advocated. The calling umpires asked for help and they got it. They also had a fellow umpires that were in position to help them out. If in the A-Rod situation, it is very possible in a 2 man system, most PU would not even be able to help out the base umpire on that exact call if he needed the help. The only sport that I work that we could have a similar discussion about what the pros do as it relates to what the amateurs do is basketball. I work 3 Person in HS just like the pros. And even in basketball we many mechanical differences and rules difference that apply. So if you want to compare MLB to HS baseball that is your prerogative. I just think that is a very silly comparison and you seem to be the main person thinking that works. I do not have to work with you, so I really do not care what you do.
Peace