Skarp wrote:wadeintothem wrote:Skarp wrote:
My point in this thread has merely been that any intelligent and moderately civil expert in any field isn't going to expect non-experts to possess his level of knowledge in that field, and isn't going to act like a pompous tool toward them whenever they don't.
Actually, your point, since your very first post, was to misdirect a comment (ie daring to post a smiley) I made toward some idiot coach that isnt even on this board, and aim at every coach and parent on this board.. as if I said it towards even the OP.
WORSE!!! We are talking about an Idiot middle school coach who doesnt know the rules! You think he/she knows softball????? He doesnt even rate HS coach, who is universally reviled in the high and mighty travel ball community. Hell, a middle school coach isnt even allowed to dub himself the title of "elite" or "gold" like sam can.. A middle school coach is by default considered a scrub by the majority of the TB softball parents on this board..
but you attack me because I point out an ignorant idiot is an ignorant idiot..
I'll be awaiting the skarp on the white horse when the TB parents start sniveling about the HS coaches...surely you'll be there to defend their honor!
Odd.
lol...interesting response.
First, some housekeeping. If your
post was an isolated incident, it wouldn't merit any notice whatsoever. Problem is, you do that all the time. It's like you don't want people to ask questions...but of course you do, because that's your wheelhouse on this board. More than a little ironic.
Now, as for the idiot middle school coach. If he is, as you say, an idiot, why not cut him some friggin' slack? He's not
supposed to know anything...because he is, as you say, an idiot. Why on earth would you feel compelled to show how much smarter you are than this nobody? A psychologist would immediately opine "inferiority complex." The same thing that accounts for juvenile teasing and bullying on the playground.
Here's the thing. I'm an idiot about softball rules compared to you. An absolute, anadulterated, grade-A idiot. Freely admitted. Doesn't mean I'm an idiot in a larger sense (although that's certainly arguable). And it certainly doesn't mean you're entitled to ridicule me simply because you chose to spend thousands of hours umping games (while I chose to waste my time winning the Fields Medal or solving cold fusion or some such).
Of course, you're on record as saying that you DO think that you are so entitled. Well you're at least entitled to that opinion...but it says a lot about you.
Yeah I ridiculed the guys coach, so what really? You gotta admit the chances are that coach really is an idiot.. and my inate ability to detect that is serving me well
The only difference between that coach and ace is... Ace is obviously full of crap... and at least the idiot in question is a real coach.
Plus I did mix in some trivia.. how many knew D3K is one of the oldest virtually unchanged rules in the game (beginning of course with baseball)? Its part of the history of game.
Some soccer daddy like ace pretending to know the game doesnt care about the history, but a student of the game such as myself does!
First, some housekeeping. If your
post was an isolated incident, it wouldn't merit any notice whatsoever. Problem is, you do that all the time. It's like you don't want people to ask questions...but of course you do, because that's your wheelhouse on this board. More than a little ironic.
I weed through hundreds of posts in the hope that something interesting comes a long and I learn something which will help me improve my game. The price paid for that is answering hundreds.. OBS and INT and CALL THE ZONE BY THE BOOK posts That I go along with just to go a long with.
YOu think wrong, I could careless if people ask questions.
FOR ME, Rules are best discussed amongst umpires. Not here, but on officiating forums. Answering "layman" questions is just something I do here and at ezteams.
They could close the rules forum right now and I'd still goof on this site talking aobut gold teams, enjoying so cal losing their edge, talking about bats, and whatever else comes up.
So contrary to your belief, I dont come here for good rules discussions.. that aint happening.
