Oddly enough, I'm quite successful at actually not being a prick on the field, still gaining the respect of my peers, and doing my job very professionally. You might try that. It's better for the heart.

Oh, and I never said you made slanderous statements. I said I wouldn't forget what you said to me. It was via e-mail. Surely, you haven't forgotten already.

Yeah, I have forgotten.

Obviously it was a much bigger deal to you.

BTW, thanks for sharing private e-mails with the internet community, although I have no idea what you are talking about.

I agree. This guy should be removed.

Brad, are you listening?

You seem to forget that the possessor of a "truth", any "truth" whether <i>perceived</i> or <i>absolute</i>, has an obligation to use that "truth" wisely.

Some time ago your behaviour, in this forum and others, was absolutely and undeniably unbalanced. That was the view of <i>everyone</i> who observed that behaviour <i>except</i> yourself. I refrained from saying so then, either publicly or privately, because I believed that to do so would have been hurtful to you. I encouraged others to remain silent, too. You were ill then, and you needed support not condemnation. Should I have spoken the "truth" to you then, or should I have remained silent?

By your own admission you are not ill now, so there is no excuse for your treatment of others. Jim, it is my view that you use the "truth", at least as <b><i>you</b></i> perceive it, like a switchblade to lay open the belly of your "enemies" - whether <i>real</i> and <i>imagined</i>. That is "treating people badly".<ul>"<i>How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless...</i>"</ul>This is the last I will have to say to you on the subject.

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whatever, ban me, this thread is useless because its all a bunch of people arguing. just get on with life and continue posting and stop BS'ing. i think the question was answered already, shouldnt this be closed?

yes i am an umpire, why is it hard to believe? i've come from many other message boards (not related to officiating but they are boards none the less) and threads like this would be closed in a second because of the useless arguing and getting so far off topic its unbelieveable. discuss that garbage somewhere else rather than running up your post count to show off.

why would i move from chicago to pittsburg to umpire? i do just fine here, even though you dont believe i'm an umpire because i posted a picture you might not like.

oh, and i wouldnt "try an officiate", i might "try to officiate" or "try and officiate."

ban me if you like, i just don't see why but whoever might ban me has the power and i wont dispute that. i took my picture down so no one would cry anymore but do what you must to try and regain control.

I got a particularly vicious e-mail from you. I have a hard time believing you don't remember considering it was pretty nasty in nature. I haven't shared it with anyone. I've only shared my disappointment at having received it.

[Edited by Jim Porter on Jul 26th, 2003 at 10:34 PM]

I have a hard time believing that I can maintain my sanity in all other phases of my life with the only exception being internet message boards for umpires.

[Edited by Jim Porter on Jul 26th, 2003 at 10:46 PM]

Move along, then. Nothing to see here.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Jim Porter

Quote:

I have a hard time believing that I can maintain my sanity in all other phases of my life with the only exception being internet message boards for umpires.

Jim;

Thanks for the memories and superb entertainment. It was just like old times reading this thread. The Jim Porter that I know and love was up to his old form. No change here that I can see.

Some obersvations:

1. You argued long and hard with Warren about balance and unbalanced BS. The balance that you need to concern yourself with is REBALANCE, as in "see your shrink about a rebalance in your meds."

2. If the Internet message boards are the only place in your life that you can not maintain your sanity, then why are you here? Only a masochist would continually and deliberately place himself in harm's way when there are so many other things to do with your life. Masochism may be another subject that you want to take up with your shrink, which leads to point 3.

3. You say that you have a hard time believing that the Internet is the only place where you have these problems. Well I have a problem in believing that is true. You have clearly demonstrated that you are not in contact with reality when you stated in this thread that you had not flamed anyone in two years. After you were proved wrong, you proceeded to get into a monster pi$$ing contest with all manner of posters. If it wasn't a flame war, I don't know what is.

4. I don't believe that you "lied" about any of this for a lie presupposes that the author knows that the statement that he is making is untrue. I believe that your illness has progressed to such a state that you can no longer tell reality from fiction. Hence your statement, that the Internet is the only place where this sort of thing happens, is highly suspect. I strongly believe that this problem carries over to other aspects of your life. Just like your statement about peace on the Internet for two years being fiction, you are unaware of the chaos in your life.

Get back to your psychiatrist. He could probably write a disertation on your illness. I doubt it would be as entertaining as watching the real thing in action, however.

Thanks again for the laughs,

Peter

What rules were you thinking about that make appealing a check swing upon request optionable?

Both FED rules and LL rules give the home plate umpire the option of denying the request.

Rich

thanks rich. being a LL umpire mainly (also do 14-16 traveling), that is why i said you do not have to appeal on check swings by request if you feel you made the right call. if its questionable theres no shame in asking for help but its not mandatory.

<b>Both FED rules and LL rules give the home plate umpire the option of denying the request.</b>

Since I have never worked LL, I am ignorant of their rules. That's why I asked. I was curious.

In FED, I was blinded by our association's long time policy of treating it like OBR. We never refuse a request to appeal a check swing. Just isn't any advantage in it.

Wow. Talk about mental imbalance. I'll send you my doctor's card, Peter, I think you need him more than me.

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Jim,
I wasn't working from a dictionary when I made that statement. It just seemed to me that you were stating that you would not "forget" anyone who has wronged you in the past and that, to me anyway, means that you would bomb them in return, should they bomb you.
jw