(From 2020)While Smokey Gets Another Cold One....

[Steve M]

Mike,
It's getting late Saturday and I've had a few of those cold ones.
I'd hope that I'm in an unusual situation/area in ASA - I know that Big Slick's area is very different and I believe your whole state is very different. And I really hope that my ASA district commissioner is unique. I do not work local league games any more - just so I'm not seen as supporting something the local commissioner does. I do go watch a number of those games, because umpires in my local chapter are working them and they just might watch to hear what I've seen. I attend the district/state clinic each year and went to a national school and I'll do one or two state tournaments a year. That's all done no good as far as advancing to an ASA national. The high schoold and college seasons do not conflict with any summer schedules, so there's no issue there. I go to PONY and ISC weekends and have done pretty well with those groups. I've even gotten into NPF ball this year. I no longer hope for or expect anything from ASA - it's a waste of time for anyone in PA's district 4. And, at this point in time, I just don't care any more. However, I'm still arrogant enough to think I would have represented ASA pretty well.