Definition of an Umpire

[mcrowder]

Originally Posted by LLPA13UmpDan

my ej to game ratio, it is 3 EJS to appox. 40 games. with two being in the same game.

I think mine is approximately 1 per year, working around 80-100 games a year. So while your ratio is a bit higher than that, with the small sample size, it's possibly not completely out of whack.

However ... the bigger problem to me with your statement is that you seem to think this is a low amount. It's not. It's average at best, possibly high.

And rest assured, I think I'd be giving counsel to someone who went 0 ejections in 2 years - it's almost a given that that umpire lets too much go. So the middle ground is where you want to be.

The reason I bagged on you earlier, however, is that despite THIS post, your previous posts (both the one that started this thread and the one about the letter you sent to your UIC, and others) give the general impression that you are on a power trip. Reference questions others have asked you - they have the same impression I do. You think that maybe since MOST of us seem to think you've got the wrong motivation for your efforts, that possibly we are right, and you need to chill a bit?