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"Everyone on The Forum knows your problem: You've painted yourself into a corner, and there's no way out. To mix my metaphors, you've tied yourself onto a sinking ship called "consistency." Your clamor for "getting the call right" ignores a hundred and fifty years of baseball tradition and practice. And the farther the amateur umpire goes down the food chain, the more he needs those historical guidelines.
Here's a quote from a man slightly more famous than either of us: "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds." (Emerson, Self-Reliance, 1841.)"
From Papa C.
So, you now speak for everyone...that's very humble. I believe that I showed that the consistency issue is a problem in Houston, not Chicago. I have always said that we should work to improve our angles, hustle and respect the game enough to get the call right. You ignore multiple rules for tradition and appearance sake, while I rely on the printed word in the Rule Book to guide my decisions. The RWE quote should be beneath your mirror at home. Better yet, place it above your monitor.
At least you've abandoned grammar patrol duties. The first step is admitting that you have a problem.
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