When do we "jump in"

[aceholleran]

Originally Posted by Carbide Keyman

Ace,

JMHO, but it might not be the message, but the way in which it was delivered ?

Might it be that you are more "officius" than the majority of your brethren ?

Might it be that you are extremely accomplished at your craft, and you enjoy letting everyone know just how accomplished you are ?

Might it be you just enjoy a good scuffle ?

Or, might it be that I'm full of sh!t and don't know what the fu(k I'm talking about.

BTW, my wife votes for the last one.




Doug

These are all valid criticisms, and I'm sure I've been guilty of all of them.

I do believe that I exited my "offcius" in the mid 80s.

I am like the senior guy around here in LL; I get tons of respect from umps, players and coaches. I try not to puff my chest out about this.

I don't mind a good scuffle. OTOH, I have had exactly 2 EJs in 29 years of post-season, youth-league baseball. In 15 or so years of HS and a summer college league, I had one EJ.

However, I think every umpire who really takes the craft seriously should peer into the looking glass and ask him/herself the same questions you asked me!

Ace