coach told him to "block" the base‏

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by TheShadowKnows

One thing you must know is....at least 2/3rds(if not more) of the guys giving you the business on this site, have never umpired a game outside their minds or their SP3 players.

Where in the world did that come from? Mr. 10-posts... how long have you been reading here? MOST of the posters here are solid umpires - their (and my) sole reasons for coming here are A) to learn and B) to teach. Yes - we disagree sometimes, but usually we are all better umpires having discussed the disagreements. Further - I don't see ANYONE giving the OP "the business" at all.

Originally Posted by TheShadowKnows

Now that has been said, your points are well taken...but yes the "blocker" should have been tossed. The rest of the blather is just that. Good luck, from someone who got started doing this in 1973(and coached for 25 years inbetween umpiring stints)...you'll come under much more pressure than this board before your umpiring career is over. Stick it out, as for the critics here, tell then to just Stick It! Learn from your mistakes, but remember the guys here, for the most part, not all, are inflating their egos, by tearing you and others down. Those types have never made it past the Middle School/JV level.

This site is not blather free (and now thanks to your contribution, neither is this thread) ... what post, exactly, do you see above that is "blather". All I see are constructive posts discussing the situation. Where do you even see a single individual post that is worthy of being disagreed with?

[MrUmpire]

Originally Posted by mbcrowder

Where in the world did that come from? Mr. 10-posts... how long have you been reading here?

He's made far more than 10 posts...you've seen him before under one of his many other pseudonyms.

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by MrUmpire

He's made far more than 10 posts...you've seen him before under one of his many other pseudonyms.

What tipped you off?

[TheShadowKnows]

Originally Posted by MrUmpire

He's made far more than 10 posts...you've seen him before under one of his many other pseudonyms.

Not so....just don't stop by often, too busy working or officiating, and not at while at work(on vacation, don't you know?)

I'm wondering if the same can be said for those posting thousands of times in a few short years?

Believe what you want, afterall, this place is appears to be a free fire zone, so fire away, I'm a big boy and can take it.

[MrUmpire]

Originally Posted by TheShadowKnows

Not so....just don't stop by often, too busy working or officiating, and not at while at work(on vacation, don't you know?)

I'm wondering if the same can be said for those posting thousands of times in a few short years?

Believe what you want, afterall, this place is appears to be a free fire zone, so fire away, I'm a big boy and can take it.

Your writing style and choice of targets reveal otherwise.

Still flying?

[TheShadowKnows]

Originally Posted by MrUmpire

Your writing style and choice of targets reveal otherwise.

Still flying?

Interesting...not really into flying, but I'll bite. The writing style while not rare, is used by folks in the broadcast news and advertising copy business. Wasn't aware that pilots also used the same style. Police blotters types do to some extent. Mine though is strickly from my days in radio news.

I no longer work in broadcasting, but do in advertising and I've just never kicked the habit of the style.

[Kevin Finnerty]

Originally Posted by TheShadowKnows

Interesting...not really into flying, but I'll bite. The writing style while not rare, is used by folks in the broadcast news and advertising copy business. Wasn't aware that pilots also used the same style. Police blotters types do to some extent. Mine though is strickly from my days in radio news.

I no longer work in broadcasting, but do in advertising and I've just never kicked the habit of the style.

Wow!

What a crock of $h!t!!

Good glory!

[TheShadowKnows]

Originally Posted by Kevin Finnerty

Wow!

What a crock of $h!t!!

Good glory!

Whatever, you wouldn't know or be able to handle the truth or facts if it jumped up and bit you in your lazy a$$...

The style is from my broadcasting days in radio...let's make up a few stations, out of thin air:

WRIG-Wausau, Wisconsin
WIOU-WZWZ-Kokomo, Indiana
KGNO-KDCK-Dodge City, Kansas

But why go on?...you just want to pi**, moan, and point fingers....go for it!