[RadioBlue]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

First of all, I don't give a crap about the Padres. If it had been the Dodgers, or any other team I would feel the same way. What is a travestry, BTW? It was a BAD CALL, or do you think it was a GOOD CALL? Sheesh!

Secondly, you have no idea what caliber official I am, but I have watched you work on TV, and you looked fairly run-of-the-mill to me. I don't think I'm good, I have the ratings and evals to back it up, so stop with the personal insults. A whole helluva a lot of people think I a damn fine umpire, and that's good enough for me. I believe them.

Steve,
I have never seen you umpire. (As far as I know.) But I can absolutely tell you are an excellent umpire by what I've read from you on this board. I, for one, truly appreciate what you add to this board and I have learned a lot from reading posts from folks such as yourself. (And I've been doing this for nearly 30 years.) I'm still trying to learn all the time.