Fair or Good?

Carl Childress · #17 (**permalink**) Mon Dec 26, 2005, 10:23pm

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Mike Walsh

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Originally posted by Carl Childress

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But the statement that I hoped would engender comments was just passed by.

I said I told my boss what the coach had said. Then I wrote: "Coach Allen said it meant they knew I didn't care who won. I said it meant they knew umpires who did."

If those who read these posts were concerned that there were umpires who care who wins, there would have been discussion. My bet is that the general take is, sure, coaches think that, but we know better. That your statement did not generate comments is a good thing.

Mike

Mike: Coaches see more umpires than we do!

Many associations use coach evaluations as part of the umpire evaluations.

Our association assigns all umpires based on coach preference lists.

It is inescapable: There are bad umpires and good umpires. Most umpires are average. That's what "average" means.

It is silly for us to sit here and lord it over coaches. Why? Take a look at the questions "umpires" ask here. Take a look at the comments some posters make.

If a group of coaches in your association thinks that some umpires are not fair, it's probably 6, 2, and even they are right.

And remember the comment was: The "fairest" umpire I know. No remarks about my being the "fairest of them all." (grin)

Is there something between "fair" and "fairest"?