Garth
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Originally Posted by GarthB
The best that can be said of the most reasonable coaches is that they are lobbyists, have biased viewpoints and cannot be trusted.
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While they are certainly lobbyists (for their team) and undoubtedly have biased viewpoints (which actually impairs their abilities of perception), there are some coaches who can be trusted. Difficult though that may be to believe.
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Originally Posted by GarthB
The rest are rats.
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To my chagrin, I find it impossible to dispute the notion that there are a fair number of rats out there.
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Originally Posted by GarthB
Remember, if coaches and players didn't lie or cheat, you wouldn't need umpires.
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As I have said before, I believe that this statement demonstrates a fundamental lack of understanding of the role of an umpire in the game of baseball.
JM
P.S. How's your season going? I'm having a BLAST! Umpiring is significantly more fun than coaching, and WAAAYYYYY less stressful.