[officialtony]

I certainly am amazed. Instead of moving on to other posts you guys want to beat a dead horse with your garbage about chewing gum being dangerous, spikes in a gymnasium ( yeah that's relevant ), a bullpen in a parking lot ( yeah that's a good retort ), refuge of scoundrels ( what ? ), and an array of equally inane comments. I once apologized on this forum for not giving most of you the respect I felt you had earned. Most of you have now proven that you do not deserve that respect from me. You rebuke the inexperienced and those who have questions that are legitimate to beginners. You ridicule others for explaining their " rationale " after you have replied with your cute little comments. When I ask for NFHS references I get smart a** comments - and I am not the only one who receives those. When I try to contribute in areas where I am a little familiar with either NFHS or experience by fire, you guys seem to find a way to try to ridicule me also - without addressing the original post. But . . . . it's OK. If I didn't have thick skin, I would not be an official. I will continue to post and observe and reply because I think there are a lot of guys and gals out there who can and will share their experiences in an adult manner with guys like me who still want to learn and improve. And I can tell you I have learned an awful lot about people on this forum. So fire away, but at least try to keep it relevant to posts and not ego building or ego bashing.
By the way, you guys managed to establish that I must use 10-2-3g about 12 times a game. Or so it would seem by the way you all reference that rule in your posts. I have used it twice in 5 years ( legitimately ).
But it was certainly worth all the ink and excitement you managed to put forth on this forum - wasn't it?
Time for me to move on. I have pitchers plates to clean, and bases to dust and baseballs to be taken off of the infield and players to put back in the dugout and clickers to polish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .