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Originally Posted by Tim C
umpire with "Rei" . . . please recognize that he is a "by the book" umpire. He calls all the rules equally and fairly in each game. While "Rei" and I will never see eye-to-eye on many, many issues he chooses to deal with happenings in his game in a consistent and strong willed way.
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As I recall, YOU were the guy that got up in front of our 145 member association and made the statement:
"Gentlemen, we contract with OSAA for games played under NFHS rules. It is not up to us to decide which rules to enforce and which not to. We are to apply ALL rules in the rule book!"
As I recall, this was a Point of Emphasis in the last two years!!!
"strong willed way". Thank you.
I take that as "Taking charge of the situation" type of compliment.
I am not sure what we aren't seeing eye to eye about Tim? We are both required to apply ALL rules out of the NFHS rule book. Now indeed, you think that rubbing dirt on the white stitching of a mitt changes the color to something other than white, even though after a person does this, 999 out of 1000 people would say it is "white".
I say that is playing lawyer, and is not in the spirit of the rule. I would consider that a pretty minor difference of opinion about an "issue" eh?
Yelling out to a fellow umpire "You are not worth the $55 they are paying you" while you are in the stands and people around know you are an umpire (or even if they don't)? Hmmmmmmm....I would be ashamed to associate with anybody who thinks that is in ANY way OK!