Better Games make one a better umpire

[JRutledge]

Originally posted by His High Holiness

Once again, Rut, you proved that you have trouble reading. I did not say that I have nothing to prove in baseball, I said that I had nothing to prove in FED BASEBALL. I have plenty of hurdles in college baseball to overcome so I don't fool around there but I can use FED baseball as a laboratory for experiments.

I have been a member of several associations over the last 25 years and the one that I belong to now is the best by far. I learned more in the first six months in this association that I had in the previous 15 years in the others. The others were full of people like you. Unfortuantely, my present association has a number of umpires like you as well. However, in my present association, the Ruts are not made the Vice President in charge of baseball. Isn't that the position that you hold in your association?

Peter

Again, you go off spouting about me and you do not know a thing. I am only a part of the association that I am Vice-President, because I belong to that association in basketball. It is the closer to me than any other and I went to get my schedule filled up (which I did) this year.

But again, I do not have to be apart of an association, nor does any other Illinois Umpire. Many are not in a sport (and I have to say this again) nobody around here cares about. The umpires that we have would rather do softball. As I said before, you are wrapping up what you learn by what kind of people are in your association and that is VERY SAD!!!! You can learn on your own by what you read and attending camps that have nothing to do with associations. But that might mean getting out of your confront zone and expanding your mind and your ability. I can see that is very hard for you because you are saying what kind of people you have in your associations, and you have never met the person you are comparing them to.

But then again, I do not have the name of "His High Holiness."

Peace