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I'm pleased that articles published by Officiating.com have become the subjects of threads here at The Forum.
Roland, Peter, Tee, Rich, and - of course - I have had our opinions subjected to scrutiny.
That's the purpose of "publish or perish" at University. Let's say I teach a course in Joyce at the graduate school. I fill the little darlings with MY ideas about Joyce. But to gain promotion I must be willing to share those opinions with my peers; that is, with others who are experts in the Irish novelist.
Several people have taken exception to the work of Roland Wiederaenders. Fine. But if your ideas are better, put them into an article - as he does twice a week - and send them for consideration.
Talk is cheap.
My opinion: Roland was as wrong as anyone could be when he suggested that the UIC should interfere with his partner's call at first. Several said he should wait until asked. I say the UIC has no business messing with that call ever, under any circumstance. You all know what I think about "get it right at all costs."
But Officiating.com does not censor work by its writers. We believe our readers are intelligent enough to choose what they will use in their own games.
If they aren't, there is always some wannabe here at The Forum who will set them straight, you bet.
Blaine Gallant's piece appears on Monday. He rips Roland. But Blaine ain't a wannabe, having called several national tournaments in Canada.
On another subject: Concerning the incident where the umpire forfeited the game because players left the dugout following a home run.
Point one: The home run made the score 10-2. It was not a walk-off. Play would have continued.
Point two: The umpire, Bill Cline, has been a friend for 25 years. I'm going to get him to write about the entire affair. Bill is among the most respected umpires in the entire state of North Carolina. I'm sure there's more to this story than meets the FBI.
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