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Originally posted by BigUmp56


Jeff,

And just what, exactly, is the point you're trying to make?
Sal's willingness to provide us with such exact details as to his experience and the level of baseball he works, speaks volumes about the man. If you can't tell from reading just a few of his post's that he is an accomplished official, you are reading these threads with blinders on my friend.

If it really mattered what people did, then why do people constantly come here are rip Major League Umpires anytime they make a mistake on this board? Do the comments by the peanut gallery diminish the accomplishments of Major League Umpires because they commented?

Originally posted by BigUmp56
You appear always ready in an instant to puff out your chest and tell everyone just how big your accomplishments have been in the state of Illinois. So what! It doesn't matter who you are, or what level of baseball you do, to me or anyone else that who post here. What matters is what you say when you make a post regarding baseball. Not all this personnal crap.

Actually I have said little to nothing about what I have done in baseball or anything in the past couple of years. When the playoffs assignments were handed out the last couple of years, I said nothing about them here. If you can find a post where I initiated such a discussion then please show it to me. I have defended myself and always will when folks want to attack me personally and say I was lying about something I actually did. I am not attacking Sal or even care what he did. There are people that will go after him and others and have never seen anyone they attack work a single game. If that makes me a bad guy to point that out, I guess I am a bad guy for telling what I see is the truth.

Originally posted by BigUmp56
Everyone here could include their name, address, phone number, and the name of their first born, and you would still dispute their qualifications if they don't step in line with your opinions.

Truly a sad commentary my friend!

The major point BigUmp56 (you name once again proves my point) is that if you are looking for credit on an internet site about your officiating, you are not going to get it. It is more important to me to get the respect of my peers and people that I work with an actually know. It is truly a sad commentary if you are seriously looking for approval by what someone says here. Most officials that I personally know (D1, minor league, Pro-Am or State Final officials) and have a great deal of respect never come here and never will. I come here because this has been a hobby since around the first year of my officiating career. The next thing you are going to tell me they are not worthy because guys like you donÂ’t approve of things they say or do on what is only a discussion board.

Peace