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Old Fri Jul 10, 2009, 08:16pm
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Do the pros read these forums?

I know that professional umpires are not allowed to post on umpiring forums, but with all the talk about them in the major and minor leagues, do they read discussions on here at all? Would they be offended by people saying they made a bad call, or would they not care? How come Rob Drake set up a forum if you're not even allowed to post on forums as a professional umpire?
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Old Fri Jul 10, 2009, 08:19pm
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Obvious troll, but...
If they were offended by someone on the internet saying they made a bad call, I would hope they wear ear plugs during games and also ignore all other forms of media. What kind of question is this?

Rob Drake addressed the situation on his site, and I believe he also did so on this site.
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Old Fri Jul 10, 2009, 10:28pm
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Would they be offended by people saying they made a bad call, or would they not care?
No, they aren't as easily offended as some people on here are. They wouldn't think they were being "attacked" by critcism.
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Old Sat Jul 11, 2009, 08:33am
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No, they aren't as easily offended as some people on here are. They wouldn't think they were being "attacked" by critcism.
How about whether they read the forum?
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Old Sat Jul 11, 2009, 09:11am
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I imagine some of them do...just for a good laugh.
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Old Sat Jul 11, 2009, 09:25am
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Is Rob running a poll?

Mullett or no Mullett?
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Old Sat Jul 11, 2009, 11:05am
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i read them when i was in...and posted under this alias. there are a handful of minor league guys that are on here. a couple post under aliases, the rest just lurk. don't know about big league guys, but i doubt it.
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Old Sat Jul 11, 2009, 06:23pm
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How about whether they read the forum?
Only when they need a good laugh like when you post videos from your living room!
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Old Sat Jul 11, 2009, 06:31pm
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Is Rob running a poll?

Mullett or no Mullett?
Greasy Mullet has my vote!

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Old Sat Jul 11, 2009, 06:32pm
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If McLelland reads this forum, it's nothing I wouldn't say to his face.
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Old Sat Jul 11, 2009, 09:28pm
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Greasy Mullet has my vote!
Could you imagine that thing paired with the Bill Hohn 'stache?
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Old Sat Jul 11, 2009, 10:24pm
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i read them when i was in...and posted under this alias. there are a handful of minor league guys that are on here. a couple post under aliases, the rest just lurk. don't know about big league guys, but i doubt it.
Wouldn't they get fired? Kind of a big risk to take.
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not necessarily.
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Old Sat Jul 11, 2009, 11:41pm
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Greasy Mullet has my vote!
If you think that's a mullet, you don't know what a mullet is. Rob just needed a haircut.

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Old Mon Jul 13, 2009, 12:39pm
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Would they be offended by people saying they made a bad call
If I were in their shoes, I'd love it. What would be greater than coming to a message board to read people kicking a call that I nailed?
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