[Andy]

Mike certainly does not need me to defend him, but I will anyway.

If you are as regular a reader as you say, you would notice that Mike actually shows a good deal of restraint on this board. I suspect that he is the same on the field, being as he mainly does the SP game and has to deal with the adult wannabes or never weres.

Most of us have little patience for the "we lost our game because the umpire did something wrong" crowd. When one of those type questions is posted here, we attempt to explain what may have happened without the benefit of seeing the incident. However, we usually have no issues with pointing out that an umpire may have done something incorrectly.

For the most part, the regulars here treat all posters civilly and with respect. If you want flaming, the McGriff board is still there, but most of us aren't.