Garth, talk about selfish and ignorant comment. Ok, if your going to be that way, I know how to umpire better then your son :p

I know Garth's son, Matt. Garth's son, Matt, is a friend of mine. Lieutenant Dan, you're NO Matt.

"Most folks at this site," which is the group Garth compared his son's umpiring skills to, have revealed a great deal about their umpiring experience and competence by posting on this site. Garth knows what his son's experience, professional training, and competence level is (as do I and some others here), and his conclusion that Matt knows how to umpire better than most folks on this site is, on the basis of empirical data, completely supported.

but now do those of us around here brag about are umpiring abilities??/ :mad:

Go ahead and laugh
 

I no longer leave my forearm exposed. I place the back of my hand in the small of my back. The most damage I have felt is a glancing blow to the upper arm. No more agonizing pain or loss of motion, no more lost feeling or numbness, no more swelling or bruising and no more worry about the hand or wrist. I worry about getting hit on the elbow bone, but I know that it will not absorb the full blow. I take comfort in knowing I did all I could do to protect myself, despite what others may think about the SA stance.

Another amazing post.

Unlike some posts on the boards, this had nothing to do with pride, and everything to do with training and experience. Matt is not a 16 year old LL umpire. Matt, at nearly 22, has more professional training and experience at upper level tournaments, including state, regional and district play-offs in FED, Legion and MSBL than most 40 year olds. His accolades from observers include state clinicians, MiLB umpires and MLB umpires and, equally important to me, some umpires in a private list to which I belong, who also post here.

As regards my mention of "most folks" on this board, they present enough evidence about themselves to provide additional judgment.

If you choose to include yourself in my grouping of "most folks", that's up to you.

If you think you have enough of a command of the English language and can write competently enough for others to comprehend, and you actually have something to brag about in your career, feel free.

For starters, see if you can find a dictionary and look up the words, "are", "your", "then" and "homophone."

And, if your teacher is giving you anything above a "D" in English, also look up "grade inflation."

SanDiegoDan,

I suggest you let your Uncle Steve give you the proper training that he has received from all the pro school grads. Then perhaps you can lay such claim to this statement.

Some have the 'goods' to brag. Some desperately need to quit posting until they acquire some 'goods.'

Dan, again, I refer you to a site which may assist your quest in another area:

www.antimoon.com

I find SDS's post about Garth's son highly ironic, given the way he first appeared on this board.

And, as much as I hate to close a thread shortly after I've posted, lest I be accused of taking the last shot, then running and hiding, I think I will.