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Originally Posted by njdevs00cup
While I still have to pay for college for my two young sons, I have to agree, umpiring is a hobby (passion)! I cannot think of a more enjoyable way (legal and legit) to make $$$. I've never not looked forward to a game. I'll know when I get the same feeling I get when I'm going to work, that it's time stop!
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I understand! Hell, I sure could use the money when I was umpiring while in College and while struggling just out of College!
My post was to point out the fallacy in FitUmp56's initial post which (to summarize) stated:
"most (if not all) umpires umpire because they need the money (whether they know it or not; whether they admit it or not). Because they need the money, it influences their calls. This has led to some umps intentionally (and wrongly) calling "safe" runners "out"."
To point out the fallacy I have showed (by my first post in this thread and by my other posts in another thread) the following:
(1) I am one of those umpires on the other thread who discussed (and supported) the concept of giving the expected call (i.e. calling a runner "out" even though he may technically be "safe"...I even gave a specific example of such a play in the other thread).
(2) I do not umpire for money.
Thus, FitUmp56 is a LIAR if he for a moment suggests that MY use of "the exepected call mechanic" is because my calls are influenced by my desire for money.
FitUmp56 can't come to terms with the fact that the "expected call" mechanic is taught by MLB and MiLB umps at umpire school and at the PBUC camp. He can't come to terms with the fact that this is a valid, practiced advanced mechanic that has NO basis in placating fans and/or trying to take an easy path because the umpire is afraid of confrontation.
Due to his inability to grasp these facts, he has proposed a theory (a "hypothesis") to justify the existence of umpires who don't umpire as he does. That hypothesis is that they must be influenced by money (consciously or subconsciously). I have debunked Fitump56's hypothesis in that (1) I don't umpire for money and (2) I use the expected call mechanic.
With all due respect to Tim C:
The OP in this thread is not TIED for the dumbest post in the history of the internet. Rather, it sits alone all by itself at the top.
The OP is an insult to 95% (I admit 5% of the membership cares MOST about money) of the members of my association who spend hours studying rules, mechanics and other issues and work their arses off to become excellent umpires because they love the game and the avocation.