[WhatWuzThatBlue]

You do not even have the balls to list your name and you expect me to tell you something like that? When you start sharing with everyone here who you are so the rest of us can know exactly what you do, until then, it is none of your business where I work.

Wow, we’re back to this again. My identity is a puzzle to you. Get over it - you were never good at this.

You made the statement that you were able to your college games just because you were available. I asked which games. You ignored it because you knew it would make you look bad. I asked you again and you changed the topic to basketball and football. Aren’t you one of the first guys to say, “Hey, this is a baseball board!” Nic try, you got caught by the guy who assigned you. Even JC told you that you made a mistake.


Actually BigUmp was right. I did officiate a basketball game at the University of Indiana at South Bend about 4 or 5 years ago. If I told you that I worked at Purdue University, you would claim that I had only worked in Lafayette (That is where the game check came from). There is more than one Purdue University. If you knew anything about the college systems in this country, that would not be the only assumption you would make. Like if I said I have a relative that went to University of Wisconsin. There are about 5 different Universities of Wisconsin’s. That is why when I talk to people that know anything about education I would qualify my statement by saying she went to The University of Wisconsin at Madison. South Bend is a town, not a college, but you knew that right?

Actually Jeff, I know a great deal about the college system in this country. I take paychecks from many of them for umpiring baseball games. Your jumble about five different U of W’s doesn’t hold water. Only one of them is in Madison. When people say that they are going to see a game in South Bend or that they went to school in South Bend, do you think they are as deceitful as you? Maybe they went to Holy Cross or saw a pick up game in a neighborhood gym. Better yet, maybe they saw that U12 tournament that you did at the University of Indiana at South Bend. You’re funny…not humorous, just funny.


That is really funny coming from you. You never tell anyone anything about you other than vague references and vague implications. You talk in code all the time telling people you work college ball, but never a conference is mentioned or the actual town. Then you say you work Minor League baseball, but you never mention the league. I not only mentioned the towns I have worked games in, I am using my real name to do it. You on the other hand say nothing. You say stuff like you were at a Super-Regional and I work Class AA ball Minor League ball, but not towns, dates or conferences you worked in. Now you are claiming you work for Fetch and you have said many times before that you did not work for Fetch and you did not want to belong to an association that Fetch is the member of because you got games from other sources.


No, you have your facts wrong. I said that I wasn’t assigned games by him. I know him but Rich and I do not see eye to eye on a few things. I respect the fact that he has an opinion about how things should get done. I don’t like the idea of having to work some junk ball for three or four years when I paid my dues a long time ago. Even JC will tell you that Fetch operates this way and it is a disgrace.

Your memory is selective. I mentioned what leagues I worked in when I first jumped on this site. I’ve mentioned multiple times where I went to pro school. My name was even mentioned here once or twice, I feel no need to revisit it. On the other site, not only did one of my partners “out me” and put my name for all to see, but he even put a link to the games so you could see that I had the plate and 3B for that nice little series. I never responded in public, but I had a few words with him about it. I feel little need to sit in the spotlight. I no longer work Independent Minor League Baseball in our area. I've mentioned which parks I worked at and who was playing. Others knew but you were left scratching your head.

I do my job and do it well – in my office, on the field or here. If it frustrates you that after four years I am still an enigma, then so be it. You've never been a scion of baseball judgement.

By the way, I did say that YOU don’t work for Fetch. Read it again and then say you’re sorry.


Actually if I said I worked a game in Tallahassee, there is more than one college in Tallahassee. I would know I have a few close relatives that attended both major universities in Tallahassee. One played on the football team and one a National Championship. Guess which university that I am talking about now.


That is my point, junior. You chastise me for not revealing my name, where I work or whom I work with, yet you mislead constantly. You said that you worked a game in South Bend. Why not just say the school’s name? Oh, I think we all know the reason. 99% of the readers will think you must have worked a game at Notre Dame and you want to keep it that way.

Which championship did he 'one'? Was it 'da one in Talahassee?

You should change your signature, Rosa Parks didn't display her courage so that malcontents like you could display their ignorance.