Great job

[WindyCityBlue]

Just a thought, Sal...

I've noticed that you have come around to what I've been proposing for some time now.

It was inevitable; baseball is evolving and umpires are more accountable than ever. Fans blame us for kicking calls that "cost the team a championship", "ended a great streak by ringing him up", "cost my kid a scholarship because you can't call a strike", et al. The pressure and scrutiny have increased at the LL, HS, College and Pro levels.

You know that I think the crew did a great job fixing that mess. I thought Todd's comment was genuine, as well. However, I take more satisfaction when a fellow baseball umpire tells me that I did a great job than a non-baseball umpire. This is not a slight on Todd, I don't know him and assume that he only meant well. But, if I go to the other Boards, I can expect someone will say, "You don't even work this sport, what do you know?" No matter whether I think the official did well or not. You've seen it happen many times. I appreciate Todd's candor, but it shouldn't matter that he works multiple sports. It should only matter that he said something nice. What do you think?