[Durham]

I only have a second to post, took the day off and too much to get done around the house, but I wanted to say thanks and add what I felt were 2 main reasons that situations get handled poorly or go unhandled all together.

1) We are afraid to handle bussiness. Maybe we are new to a level and we don't want to mess up, or it is a big game and we "don't want to decide the outcome." I would say that everyone that has ever umpired has been afraid to make a call at some point in their career and it isn't a bad thing it is just human nature. The key is identifying it as a weakness and finding the answer, for me it was some years back when I truly began to believe that I am just doing my job, the thing theypay me to go out there and do. If someone screws up or does something that they shouldn't be doing, I just need to correct it. I don't have to be an *** about it, I just need to fix it. It's not personal, it's just bussiness.

2) The group makes doing our job more difficult than it needs to be. How many of you have heard, "well your the 1st guy that ..." We all know that they will say that no matter what, but the truth is it is our inconsistencies as a group that encourage it. If we in our groups are hammering the same things every time they occur, we will have less situations to deal with. If we all, enforce 1 on deck batter, 5 warm-up pitches, everyone including coaches in the dugout, and every other what is deemed as small detail, then we will have fewer things to deal with and I think increase our confidence when it comes to dealing with bigger issues, because the players and coaches know that we are working hard and doing our job. If you will handle the little stuff, then you sure as **** will handle the big stuff.

I'll answer the questions that were asked of me and add more later.

Thanks again.