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Originally posted by WhatWuzThatBlue
I did, but obviously you don't.
Don't what?
Yu simply don't get it, I'm not trying to gain the respect of anyone here. I don't want to write a column or go on vacation with you. My opinion is backed by more years than you and your cohort combined.
You have been umpiring more than 35 years? WOW, I didn't realize that. That is a lot of experience! BTW, when did I ask you to go on vacation with me? I missed that. I would have had to be stoned out of my mind to do that!
I can take jibes from Ozzy and laugh. I'm sure he can appreciate a sense of humor. The Bob Lyle reference was accurate and steeped in history. Again, you wouldn't understand that I have no intention of swimming in his toilet. Aside from TAC and Garth saying that they were bored by the topic, the same two guys keep trying to show this board that they are smart. Wake up, none of those guys answered my recent question because they know it makes sense! Even J.Rutledge stayed away from it and he doesn't keep quiet about much.
With all due respect for J. Rutledge, this is a baseball forum, so that is what we will continue to talk about here, despite the fact that it is football/basketball/other season.
One guy that keeps trying to show the board how smart he is you! Everyone else seems confident in their own abilities, and they don't seek, nor expect, your approval.
You'll think I'm picking on you, but you spend so much time and energy focusing on my words. Try to do the same with these; if you call verbal obstruction on a runner for diving back to the base when an infielder yells "Back", do you also call it when the runner is caught stealing after the infielder yells "Go"?
This was not your original point, at least not the way you introduced it. Some folks like Tee and Garth realized immediately where you were going with it. I'm just a stupid rube, on the other hand, and responded.
This is a baseball site after all and a couple of you are shaping this into a tabloid. Please answer the question and I'll know that you are capable of understanding the hypocrisy of your previous ruling.
My previous ruling is that I don't call Verbal Obstruction at all, because there has never been a need to. I tell the fielder to knock it off, that takes care of it. No problem. I don't know about you, but if a player I tell to knock it off doesn't, I eject said player. But I've never called Verbal Obstruction
ever, so where is the hypocrisy? If I ever really need to call it, however, I will.
Lastly, a buddy of mine lives in Evansville. While we argue about baseball BS, that Indiana town was rocked by a November tornado. His house was destroyed and twenty two people lost their lives - I'd rather think about them tonight. Pardon my lack of rebuttals but I'm tired of this nonsense. There are bigger issues in the world.
As soon as I heard of the tornados in Indiana, I thought of my friend, BigUmp56, who lives in Indiana, and hoped for his safety. I am very sorry that your friend lost his home, and that people lost their lives. That is very sad.
Steve
[Edited by SanDiegoSteve on Nov 7th, 2005 at 06:40 PM]