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Chuckfan
Personal attacks aside I guess you do deserve an answer:
Your "long time umpire" buddie's answer is correct. When Garth, Jerry, myself and others work the dish we are always in position to help our BU if he needs help.
We have all posted that several times . . . I guess you just missed that point.
Chuckfan what I need to make clear is that I believe in personal responsibility. I believe in spending more time working on your umpire skill to make the call rather than giving a bunch of "mooshue bullcrap" about feeling good about ones self and separating umpires into "old guys" and "progressive young'uns!"
Jim Porter and Steve Feix and very good writers. They are impassioned people . . . they have made a name for themselves on the internet by going the extra step to help young, emerging umpires understand what they beleive is the "right" way to umpire.
I come from a school that says "put political correctness aside" and really learn how to do something. I do not believe in teaching to the lowest common denominator.
I have no idea why you made a personal attack on me . . . but that is fine. I handle my own issues on the field or in life. I don't ask for help.
This arguement reminds me of an old Mary Tyler Moore episode where Ted Baxter enters the newsroom. Murray says, "Ted tonight's editorial is about traffic safety!"
Ted looks at him and says, "are we for it or against it?"
That is where some like to try to place this never ending argument. The real issue chuckfan is not about a one time request for help on a call . . . it is however, about the weakening of personal pride, commitment, and standing of umpires.
I don't care really what any other umpire does -- I do what I think is right and live with it.
Sorry that that offends you so much.
Tee
[Edited by Tim C on Apr 1st, 2003 at 08:25 PM]
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