Set position stop

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by Ump153

Wow. Guest speakers. Imagine that.

Okay, exactly how long ago did you formulate your postion on this topic? Hmm? And with whom did you consult before finalizing your opinion? And was this before or after your stint in the majors?

Why are you being so disrespectful to me? I don't understand your reasoning.

I'll take your questions one at a time:

1. In 1986, when I started umpiring baseball (yes, the year Jim worked his 3rd World Series)
2. It was an instructed interpretation that all members learned together in bi-weekly classes which were (and still are) manditory.
3. I never said that I worked in the majors. I said I've worked with these umpires, and it was in fall games and tournaments during their off-seasons both before and after their minor league assignments.

And for as long as he has been a major league umpire, Mike Winters has been a classroom instructor in our association, and we were always invited to pick his brain on any subject.