Oh absolutely. I respect umps more than almost anyone. That's a tough as shit job that requires a certain amount of balls and an eye for details and I just don't have that and find it incredible. Certain individuals in the union just ruin things by their absolutes, and unfortunately they are the ones that get the attention; but when games are very well decided by their calls in many cases, it's important to hold them to a certain standard. Also, fuck every person who get bent out of shape and yelling at umps at teenagers playing the game. Things like that-- adults taking the game far more seriously then they should-- are what got me to stop playing sports entirely, and I'll never forgive them for ruining what should have been a happy, fun childhood memory and making it into a living hell.