Why I hate the Media

[Dakota]

Originally posted by Ref Ump Welsch
Be careful about stepping on his rights to write things like this. Just the fact that he is an umpire doesn't change the rights of the press to write crappy pieces like this.

True, but there is no right to be an umpire. If he has violated either his association's bylaws or the bylaws of UIL / TASO regarding umpire ethical behavior, then he can properly have his credentials revoked. He can still be a reporter and still write diatribes (and probably will, along with whatever allies he can gather with his story of how he has been "persecuted')...

The wisest move, however, may be to merely quietly no longer give him any game assignments. Or relegate him to Jr Hi games. Let him practice his strike call timing there.