[SanDiegoSteve]

Mr. Donnellon,

It is quite apparent to this 21 year veteran of umpiring that you obviously know nothing about umpiring, and have never officiated a game in your life. The plate umpire is supposed to delay his calls on balls and strikes. It's called timing. Umpiring looks really easy from your vantage point, but from behind the catcher, I assure you it is very difficult. Leave the umpiring to the umpires, and you stick to writing about things you know nothing about.

I'd just love to see how you would work, if 40,000 umpires came to your desk and screamed and yelled at you, and nit-picked everything you do, criticized your writing style, and told you that you were wrong about everything you did.

Steve Meyers

San Diego, California