Carl Childress

[Tim C]

I admit I am confused.

Have you ever sent an e-mail to Dan Patrick on ESPN and received an answer back?

Have you ever sent an e-mail to Jim Rome and got an answer back?

Have you ever wrote a "Letter to the Editor" and not had it published?

Face it, some people have more power and their communications have a greater chance of being answered.

I have never hidden the fact that on the issue of volunteer/paid umpire I am strongly behind the paid umpire. While I am grateful that there are true volunteers that offer their services to umpire I also hold a great dissatisfaction about people like Andy that say such "dumb things" about the difference between the two groups.

If volunteers are truely as good as paid umpires why does Little League always place the worst umpires possible in the LLWS for the world to see.

Striker my anger does not lie with volunteers it lies with a corporation (Little League) that REQUIRES volunteer umpires. They do it to control costs and hide behind volunteerism.

That's the way I feel and I have that right. So if you have problems with me fine . . . I am here and will battle with you. I just think you picked the wrong way to attack the editor of this section.

Tee