No offense Josh, but...

[Army]

*whimper* I still love you Josh! *sob*

[deadeye9]

Everyone is missing the point of the picture.

The point is: doesn't 1DE look better since he lost weight?

[PsychoBaller]

He wasn't playing or reffing in the game. Therefore, he should have kept his mouth shut and continued to take pictures quietly like a good little boy journalist.

or a Paparazzi jerkface... that likes to exagerate things just cause he got a boo boo from taking pictures during a game.

[Dayspring]

Seeing as how I put the offending ball on 1DE's arm, I feel compelled to back up Scott's story. I hit his arm and tucked back in. He launched a few at me and I yelled, "Scott, check your arm." He did and left the field.

Scott's a stand up player and I will back him up 100%.

[Steelrat]

Nope. The new little one (8 weeks old ) is taking up a lot of my time. That and my wifes car dying. Car shopping is the next priority.

Hey, I have 3 kids (6 months, 2 years, 5 years) and I work 60 hours a week, and I'll still be there

[hitech]

Hey, I have 3 kids (6 months, 2 years, 5 years) and I work 60 hours a week, and I'll still be there

A belated congratulations on the little one.

The 28th is also my companies annual picnic. They have lots of stuff for the kids. The older kids (7 and 10) have had a boring summer as we've been pretty occupied with the baby. I couldn't possibly make them miss it. Besides, this is the first time anyone from work will see the baby. Family priorities, I'm sure you understand.

[Steelrat]

A belated congratulations on the little one.

The 28th is also my companies annual picnic. They have lots of stuff for the kids. The older kids (7 and 10) have had a boring summer as we've been pretty occupied with the baby. I couldn't possibly make them miss it. Besides, this is the first time anyone from work will see the baby. Family priorities, I'm sure you understand.

Well, now that you have elaborated, I understand The kid excuse by itself was weak, but family functions always take priority Im balancing out playing on the 28th by taking the family to Great America on the 29th.

[hitech]

I'm balancing out playing on the 28th by taking the family to Great America on the 29th.

That's usually how I do it!

[vf-xx]

Eh, I hadn't see this type of situation at either SEAO or TexBall. As a matter of fact, they were begging teams to cheat just so there would be a penalty. If I am not mistaken it was Miscue that got it

Yep that would have been Q.

[paint magnet]

I'll trust Deadeye before Josh...or before anyone who writes for a magazine, for that matter. I can't remember how long it's been since I've seen an accurate, correct, or honest article / review in any of them. Sorry Josh, but I thought being an AO member, you might be different (guess I should have known from you advertising the Psycho Ballistics "Auto-Rocker", which was 'loosely based' off an Autococker ).

[tyrion2323]

Oh goodness - people we should all just chill out. My belief is that both 1stDeadEye and Josh2Xtremes are both telling the story as they remember it. Let's not all massacre Josh here simply because he told the story the way he did.

Here's the reason I'm sticking up for him. I've been on the side of the field when I've seen people play on with hits. Maybe they didn't know, maybe the did - that's not for me to know. But I've become pretty frustrated with the cheating scene myself. I know that if I were in Josh's position, I would have probably reacted fairly similarly to him.

Just a thought. I'm not taking any sides, just looking at one perspective.

[Albinonewt]

It was a stand up game. I remember being at the sidelines watching it. Deadeye thought he popped Dayspring as he was doing his tape run and it turned out he hadn't. Then Dayspring got him on his arm while in the middle of a run and it took a second for him to notice the hit. He left the game and that was the end of it.


And, not for nothing, Josh may be an exceptionally honest ref, but his attention was obviously elswhere (as we have the photo to prove he was concentrating on more then reffing), so I don't think it's out of line to say that he could easily have made a mistaken call while his attention was diverted and there was no reason for Deadeye to not ask where he was hit. I'd prefer to see the hit before I walk off, especially if the ref isn't in my bunker checking the hit. When it's from any distance it's possible to make a mistake.

[barberjohn]

I'll trust Deadeye before Josh...or before anyone who writes for a magazine, for that matter. I can't remember how long it's been since I've seen an accurate, correct, or honest article / review in any of them. Sorry Josh, but I thought being an AO member, you might be different (guess I should have known from you advertising the Psycho Ballistics "Auto-Rocker", which was 'loosely based' off an Autococker ).

that was pretty harsh, and besides, i doubt josh has anything to do with the advertising part of the mag. hes a journalist, not a salesman.

[PissedGodzilla]

QUOTED FOR TRUTH

I would back up 1DE any day. He has never given me a reason to ever say otherwise... the damn right wing wacko that he is... j/k 1de....

It was a stand up game. I remember being at the sidelines watching it. Deadeye thought he popped Dayspring as he was doing his tape run and it turned out he hadn't. Then Dayspring got him on his arm while in the middle of a run and it took a second for him to notice the hit. He left the game and that was the end of it.


And, not for nothing, Josh may be an exceptionally honest ref, but his attention was obviously elswhere (as we have the photo to prove he was concentrating on more then reffing), so I don't think it's out of line to say that he could easily have made a mistaken call while his attention was diverted and there was no reason for Deadeye to not ask where he was hit. I'd prefer to see the hit before I walk off, especially if the ref isn't in my bunker checking the hit. When it's from any distance it's possible to make a mistake.

[1stdeadeye]

Seeing as how I put the offending ball on 1DE's arm, I feel compelled to back up Scott's story. I hit his arm and tucked back in. He launched a few at me and I yelled, "Scott, check your arm." He did and left the field.

Scott's a stand up player and I will back him up 100%.

Thank's Nick!

Maybe we saw the same thing different ways Josh, but first off you were a bystander not a ref. If I yelled at you, I am sorry. I do remember Nick calling me out though and not you. Nick made fun of me for after the game.


Please please please have another AO SC Unka Phil! It was sooo much fun! The road trip made it even better!!!!!!!