I Guess I Deserved it, or Maybe Not.....

[Tim C]

A few disconnected thoughts here:

1- Life is about choices. Tim selected to support his son and made a choice to handle it as he did. While I would never place myself in his position I do support him making the choice he did . . . he did something rather than nothing . . . that takes a certain amount of bravery.

2- I umpire with "Rei" . . . please recognize that he is a "by the book" umpire. He calls all the rules equally and fairly in each game. While "Rei" and I will never see eye-to-eye on many, many issues he chooses to deal with happenings in his game in a consistent and strong willed way.

3- I am amazed at the venom from some posters on an official speaking out in a manner that does not support a workig official. I guess I would ask: "if I was a high school basketball coach and a working umpire would I be held to a different standard while coaching my team?" Would I not be able to speak my mind freely to a working basketball official? Let's go a step further: if I pay to go to a major league game and an umpire (crew) seriously misapplies a rule do you folks expect me to do or say nothing if asked by another person in the crowd?

4- In closing was Tim wrong? Maybe . . . but he was only 50% of the incorrect behavior.

Regards,