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Originally posted by JRutledge
Windy, other sports do not allow their officials to speak to the media, no matter what. If anyone comments at all, it is the "Supervisor of Officials" of the NFL or NBA might release a statement to the media. But "calling" officials do not give interviews or even crew chiefs do not give interviews to the media about plays. In some cases if a league or conference knows a mistake has been made, they report the action in a press release. They do not give access to their officials to comment. And in some cases they have been suspended for talking to the media. One of the best examples of this was when Ted Valentine talked to Referee Magazine over the "Bobby Knight" incident. Valentine was suspended for one season.
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Right, but baseball doesn't work that way. In baseball, each individual crew chief is responsible for fielding questions from the media. Each crew chief decides on their own whether or not to allow one of his umpires to address questions from the media directly. History has shown that, in the face of a controversial call, the umpires will field indeed field questions.