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[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Dave Hensley

Personally, I just call the balk(s).

Personally, Dave, I find your little catch phrase at the bottom of your posts distasteful and completely ignorant. It infers that so-called "retarded" persons are losers. You really should watch a Special Olympics some day, or volunteer your services to help out in one.

I've never personally been very PC, but I've also never believed in denigrating groups or individuals that couldn't return my fire.

[Dave Hensley]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Personally, Dave, I find your little catch phrase at the bottom of your posts distasteful and completely ignorant. It infers that so-called "retarded" persons are losers. You really should watch a Special Olympics some day, or volunteer your services to help out in one.

I've never personally been very PC, but I've also never believed in denigrating groups or individuals that couldn't return my fire.

OK, I've removed the offensive signature, so now you can remove the stick up your ***.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Dave Hensley

OK, I've removed the offensive signature, so now you can remove the stick up your ***.

You're completely right. I have got a stick up my *** when it comes to that. It's gonna stay there too.

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Dave Hensley

OK, I've removed the offensive signature, so now you can remove the stick up your ***.

A potential replacement:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:God-kills-kitten.jpg

[bossman72]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Personally, Dave, I find your little catch phrase at the bottom of your posts distasteful and completely ignorant. It infers that so-called "retarded" persons are losers. You really should watch a Special Olympics some day, or volunteer your services to help out in one.

I've never personally been very PC, but I've also never believed in denigrating groups or individuals that couldn't return my fire.

You must not be a Carlos Mencia fan then

[LakeErieUmp]

Well, my New Year's resolution to not be an insufferable pain in the posterior only lasted three days. I can understand not changing a call, but how can then say you would say something like "that's not how I saw it" (not meaning you individually Dave)? It was NOT how you saw it! You SAW him out and blew the signal. Are you really suggesting we should back up our blown calls by lying about them? What will that do to credibility?

[SAump]

Looking to older guys for help

Not Cool!

[NFump]

Was that a "I resemble that remark" SA?

Me too.

[SAump]

Umpires quickly divide into 2 camps about this ethical decision to group hug and make it right or play it by the book and leave it wrong. Either choice quickly affects our participants' judgement about us as umpires.

Point to the rule that doesn't allow you to reverse the call. Of course, it would help if that same decision is supported by those who pay your game fee. Suppose with either choice you make, that those people decide they no longer need your services. I would say you made the wrong call.

I suggest you do whatever makes YOU happy. You are UIC. Take charge 9.01C now. Please A#1 first. Remember that you are the one who takes the responsibility and the criticism with each decision you make. You represent the future.

I have blown many calls. Do I ever admit them or do I move on?

Let me know what really works.

[SAump]

Originally Posted by SAump

Let me know what really works.

I found an article filled with good information on the subject of when one should and should NOT reverse a call.

http://www.findarticles.com/p/articl...4/ai_n15658612

Hope it provides the info you're looking for.

[SAump]

Originally Posted by NFump

Was that a "I resemble that remark" SA?

Me too.

Yeah, I am beginning to feel like the "cave-man" character from Geico.

I no longer pivot like I use to.

[Delaware Blue]

Originally Posted by SAump

Yeah, I am beginning to feel like the "cave-man" character from Geico.

As a former boss of mine used to say, "We're not old. We're just well tenured."