Everything in moderation

[Rich]

Originally posted by His High Holiness

Garth;

Look at the mild s$$$house that we have started with just the right words here and there. In my articles on Little League Umpires, I made a comment about the trouble that Carl and I could have started in years past if we had collaborated.

Speaking of LL umpires - in my article, I quoted the trainers from my association with regards to LL umpires. I should have collected the comments from this forum instead. You guys are even tougher. Like Rodney Dangerfield, the LL's don't get any respect.

E-mail me, (if you know) regarding all of the stuff that was deleted. I hate missing the entertainment.

Peter

Hi Peter,

Love and kisses as always, my favorite slimeball.

Anyhow, I think you take an unnecessary run at the average LL umpire. Sure, those who umpire nothing but LL for 20 years and think it puts them at the top of the Internet world deserve all the crap you dump on them, but many are not like that at all.

I worked a lot of LL come tournament time last season. It was truly a fun experience and I worked with umpires who have all worked at the NCAA level. Of the six umpires who worked the junior state championship game, only the outfield umpires were not college umpires. This crew could've worked any state HS championship game.

Sure, many of the regular season LL umpires are less-than-optimally trained. It is hard to find umpires and these kids are willing to learn and be taught by trained umpires. Some of them will make up our umpiring corps of the future.

What's the point in blasting an entire organization just because 1 out of 100 LL umpires thinks he can work the CWS?

--Rich