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Originally posted by Snaqwells
As I said, I don't think the ump would actually change a call, there's too much scrutiny to do it. However, the average fan doesn't know that, and would see the conflict and overly scrutinize the calls.
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I'm not saying that he will obviously blow a call. But mabye at the end of the game, on a close play at first, a call that could go either way, He might give it to the team that he has family members on. Think about this. The guy's brother is pitching. Gound ball to first, pitcher covering. Bang bang play. Now if he could go either way, he might go with his brother. This is a call directly involving his brother and another player.
I think either MLB should say either he works none of his brother's games, or he is able to work every position (behind the plate) for his games. If you can't trust him at the plate, how can you trust him in the field?