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[archangel]

Originally Posted by NCASAUmp

I think the issue people have with those who are in it for the money is that it often clearly reflects in their performance. They show up right before gametime, and they're the first ones in the parking lot after the game. They settle for "that's good enough," and don't prioritize anything having to do with improvement. It's apparent to everyone that they don't care, and frankly... they don't care about that, either! It reflects poorly upon the individual umpire, as well as the rest of the crew.

Not everyone who's in it for the money falls into this category, but most do. If that's an umpire's agenda, fine. Just don't make it so obvious. You're dragging the rest of us down.

NCASA, I'm assuming that you already know, that I agree with what you say. My point was to those here that use that "quit if money only" comment as a defense against those that disagree with them.

Though all of us have different skill levels, I'd also like to assume 2 more things;
1) any official that spends their free time on this or other similar site, has the passion and desire to improve their craft.
2) those officials that you describe above, that reflect poorly on the rest of us, probably dont visit and learn from these sites...

I.E. Some of us need that "thick skin" more often, off the diamond/field/court.......