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Mr. Striker:
I certainly appreciate your intensity. However, I do disagree on your point that "Little League" is a teaching league for the kids. Nothing could be further from the truth! YMCA T-Ball is POSSIBLY a teaching league . . . or any league that doesn't keep score; certainly not "Little League". Politics aside . . . my contention is, an umpire is responsible for his/her own calls and actions. If he/she chooses to change a judgement call based on the statements of another player, participant or spectator; that is certainly his/her decision. From a personal standpoint, I feel it is far better for an official to live with their mis-calls (and grab a shovel to dig a hole for themselves)rather than to give in to the temptation of changing their call to suit others. Their credibility is lost much more if folks know they can be persuaded to change their judgement.
Jerry
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