[BigUmp56]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Tim C
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The article Tim posted (across all sites of internet umpires) was a total waste. There are hundreds of articles dealing with patricide and such. The article did not do anthing for the advancement of umpiring. Nothing.

How many of those articles dealing with patricide relate directly to baseball Tee? Was this article any less interesting than the thread that turned into a Cubs ~vs~ White Sox thread? I could care less if it interested you or if you thought it was a waste,Tee. I told you before after you sent me another one of your insulting profane e-mails that I don't umpire, or post on umpiring forums to please you. That would be impossible, as you don't ever appear to be pleased with anyone other than yourself. It was of interest to some, including myself. To me, that's all that matters. Also, you are incorrect when you say I posted this article "across all sites of internet umpires." I posted it here, on rec, sports, and my board. Three sites certainly doesn't comprise all of them now does it. Not all umpires that post on internet forums post on, or read multiple boards. You should know this, you post and read post's from several boards. Again, if you don't like it, pass it by. No one is holding your feet to the fire. Problem is, you can't do it, can you. You need to feel good about yourself by putting down others. That's a shame. At times, you can be extremely helpful, then other times you can be the biggset *** on the net.

Tim has attempted to take this site where his comfort lies . . . he is a Little League umpire and wants this to be yet another Little League site.

Here we go again with the Little League bashing. What's your problem with LL? You need to tell me again so I understand why you feel a baseball organization with nearly 200,000 umpires is a bad organization for umpires. Is it because they suggest we do it for free? Is it from a bad experience with the organization personally? The LL regions all hold at least two, one week long umpiring camps each season. They bring in umpires with all levels of experience to instruct in the camp. They pour over rules, mechanics, situations, etc. at the camp. How many other youth organization do that fot their umpires? You need to let me know just what exactly a "Little League" site is. I thought this was an umpiring site without regard to organizational affiliation.


Not only that he opened his own site (great reactions from Gary Mcgriff taking BigUmp to the woodshed) so why can't he keep his stuff there.


How did Gary McGriff take me to the woodshed Tee? It was less than ten days after I started posting a link to my board that he cleaned out the entire basball board and started attatching IP addresses on post's. He made a post on my board asking me to stop spamming his board. I told him I would as long as he changed things. I took *him* to task for allowing such crap to take place on his board. It would appear that it was me who took Gary to the woodshed.

The board I have was started as a reaction to a couple of things. The crap going on at the McGriffs site was just part of it. The other, and probably the most significant reason was some of the nasty posts made by.... well, by you Tee.
I made a post on the ABUA board about your sense of humor. Do you remember that one Tee? After I made the post, I recieved 8 PM's from people applauding me for the post. They all were sick and tired of being bullied by you for not "measuring up." I decide then that I would start another board where we can get along and learn to agree to disagree.
The board is new, and really it is not designed all that good. It's simply a community message board using Google servers. There are 49 umpires registered to date on the board. I take that back, 48 umpires and one Rich Ives.
If and when the board becomes more popular and we get more umpires posting, I may start posting all of the threads I start there. Until then, you'll have to live with me posting in *your* back yard. I won't be bullied by you Tee. You can send me all the nastly childish little profane e-mails you want. You can jump up and down and stop your feet like a child if you want. It won't change a thing. It will only continue to show how childish you are.


All I ask, rather than continue to criticize, is recognize that guys like WCB and yrs trly just feel that the best way to any answer is a straight line and we do not care if we hurt someones feelings.

You need to follow your own advice, Tee. You are the single most critical umpire on the internet. Bar none! You don't answer anything anymore without a snide comment. I started a thread about signs beteween umpires, and you jumped right on with the I looked it up, and we've discussed this blah, blah , blah..... How in the hell was I suposed to know it's been discussed here in the past? The search function is disabled. Even if the search function was enabled, there are some who would still feel this was a good discussion who would otherwise not be looking for it in the archives anyway.

Of course you don't care if you hurt someones feelings. There is no accountibilty for your comments when they're made on line. You wouldn't talk to people like this face to face, or at least you wouldn't talk to me face to face like that. I'd wear you out if you did.

This site would be much better if a few people left to never return. (I know, I know . . . you can think of two guys right now.)


Hmmmmm.... Let me guess!

HOWEVER, it is a free site and anyone can post whatever they want -- they just better be ready to accept what happens AFTER that post.

It works both ways, Tee. Some of us can accept the fact that they're wrong at times, and admitt it. Others ego's are way to big to allow that to ever happen.


Tim.