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					Originally Posted by LMan
					
				 
				Not really.  Familiarity = contempt. 
 
 
I have had this same issue before...old(er) partner, been umping since the earth cooled, EVERYbody knows/loves the old man, but he's been at it too long and when the game starts they run all over him and he can't/won't defend himself.
  
			
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  Are you 
SURE you don't live in Birmingham ? 'Cause I'd swear I know this gentleman.....