Earrings and a ponytail.

[SanDiegoSteve]

One of the best umpires I've ever known, or you would ever want to know, and would love to be able to assist him by carrying his mask to the plate meeting, wore a long redheaded ponytail and a Fu Manchu. He would likely kick your a$s if you talked that way to his face about his ponytail.

[MrUmpire]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

One of the best umpires I've ever known, or you would ever want to know, and would love to be able to assist him by carrying his mask to the plate meeting, wore a long redheaded ponytail and a Fu Manchu. He would likely kick your a$s if you talked that way to his face about his ponytail.

Sorry, I wouldn't call an umpire who doesn't care about maintaining a professional appearance one of the best I've ever known. It takes the whole package to the be the best.

[Umpmazza]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

One of the best umpires I've ever known, or you would ever want to know, and would love to be able to assist him by carrying his mask to the plate meeting, wore a long redheaded ponytail and a Fu Manchu. He would likely kick your a$s if you talked that way to his face about his ponytail.

do you need a Kleenex, now... you have some stuff running down your cheek...LOL

everyone know appearance is everything... the guy with the pony tail might be able to umpire, but the way he looks will get him crap.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by Umpmazza

do you need a Kleenex, now... you have some stuff running down your cheek...LOL

everyone know appearance is everything... the guy with the pony tail might be able to umpire, but the way he looks will get him crap.

Dude, not only do you not know this guy, but I'll bet he has been working baseball since you were a little boy and even earlier, possibly before you were born. He could more than likely umpire circles around you, and I'm certain that he has forgotten more about umpiring than you know. The way he looks got him all sorts of good assignments over the years, and his appearance never cost him a thing.

I don't have anything running down my cheek, except a little snot. Oh, wait...that was just you.

[grunewar]

Posts to be eliminated and thread locked I'm almost sure.......

[grunewar]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

As a conservative, how would you react to someone calling you a homosexual?

Better yet, as a straight person, how would you react?

SanDiegoSteve - I'm not disagreeing with you. This is the worst language I've seen on here and thought the posts would be deleted and the possibly thread locked by now. No cause for this here.

I don't mind talking points of view, upbringings, ideas, prejudices, misconceptions, and even politics - as it pertains to athletics, etc.

But, my thoughts were - it got very personal, offensive, and went in the toilet and that is usually not allowed to stay posted.

[SethPDX]

Well, this thread was pretty darn good for a while. It touched on some sensitive topics and the discussions got quite spirited. For the most part, though, I thought the participants remained civil to each other.

Yeah, that was fun while it lasted.

[johnnyg08]

Steve, you might not enjoy all of my posts, just like I don't enjoy all of your's. However, this thread has run it's course. I don't enjoy reading sexually explicit comments even if they're not your quotes. I read this forum to learn about how to be a better umpire. This thead is not teaching me any more about how I can improve. I think this could be settled via PM's or email if you choose to figure it out via the internet. Not on the semi-public forum where umpires share ideas and thoughts regarding baseball. This was a good thread, but it's run it's course. Lock it up. Feel free to have them lock the thread on me as well, if you feel that I'm hijacking a thread to settle personal attacks. I won't be offended.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by johnnyg08

Steve, you might not enjoy all of my posts, just like I don't enjoy all of your's. However, this thread has run it's course. I don't enjoy reading sexually explicit comments even if they're not your quotes. I read this forum to learn about how to be a better umpire. This thead is not teaching me any more about how I can improve. I think this could be settled via PM's or email if you choose to figure it out via the internet. Not on the semi-public forum where umpires share ideas and thoughts regarding baseball. This was a good thread, but it's run it's course. Lock it up. Feel free to have them lock the thread on me as well, if you feel that I'm hijacking a thread to settle personal attacks. I won't be offended.

Pretty easy to say since it wasn't you being referred to in that way. What would you think if he said something like that to you? I can't imagine you would just let it stand or let it slide.

If he sincerely is apologetic, then I accept the apology. I just needed to remind him of exactly what he said, because he seemed to have forgotten.