Smittyisms

#1 (**permalink**) Tue Jul 17, 2007, 12:58am

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Originally Posted by fitump56

I find the word "Smitty" like any perjorative term. It's an attempt to lower another person's public image in order to raise your own. Worse than "rat", these are our brothers in Blue you try to demean.

Like digging a hole then shoving a person into it, then proclaiming how "tall" you are. It's total BS.

As I have said before, using terms which degrade others only, in the end, degrades the user.

I totally agree with this. I detest seeing the term "smitty".

I prefer "weaker umpire".

Rich · #2 (**permalink**) Tue Jul 17, 2007, 01:07am

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Originally Posted by rei

I totally agree with this. I detest seeing the term "smitty".

I prefer "weaker umpire".

This is directed more to ****ump56, who is on my ignore list, but shows up when someone quotes him:

Any "brother in blue" who has one year of experience 15 times, who hasn't bought a uniform since buying his first non-Elbeco, who has never attended a clinic, who believes all the rule myths -- why does THIS PERSON deserve any of my respect? I consider Smitty a well-placed pejorative.

fitump56 · #3 (**permalink**) Tue Jul 17, 2007, 01:14am

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Originally Posted by rei

I totally agree with this. I detest seeing the term "smitty".

I prefer "weaker umpire".

Or doofus?

DonInKansas · #4 (**permalink**) Tue Jul 17, 2007, 05:05am

There are at least 241 Smittyisms on this board as of this time.

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njdevs00cup · #5 (**permalink**) Tue Jul 17, 2007, 09:25pm

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Originally Posted by rei

I totally agree with this. I detest seeing the term "smitty".

I prefer "weaker umpire".

I've been a "smitty" myself! I held my indicator (not clicker) in my right hand and wore a white shirt under my blue. I work damn hard to get better and get it right. It takes a bigger man to pull the guy aside, like many did for me, and tell them the correct way to do things!