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Zach, I feel confident nobody will have difficulty accepting your apology. It's good to have a personality that can apologize.
I am an opinionated umpire, and I advertise that regularly...LOL.
However, it doesn't mean that I circumvent a known and established ruling because I don't like the ruling.
I will admit I overlook rules based on what I perceive as the spirit and intent of the rule. Most will admit to the latter, and realize it is needed in amateur baseball to avoid being overofficious. Yet, when a rule needs to be enforced, then it needs to be enforced per the rules established by the people that hired you---whether you like their ruling or not. I suspect that is what Carl was attempting to say.
If you don't like their specific ruling and feel you can't apply their standards when needed, then all are better off if you seek umpiring under rules that agree with your standards. Knowingly not adhering to the rulings will ultimately lead to problems not only for you, but for other umpires who properly follow rulings, but who then may seem inconsistent to coaches due to YOUR previous, incorrect application of the rule. Inconsistency among umpires is a major complaint by coaches.
Just my opinion,
Freix
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