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Originally posted by JRutledge
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Originally posted by WindyCityBlue
Rut,
Once again, you missed the point. Not only does MLB allow the umpires to talk with the media, they encourage it and have directed their officials to talk with the media in the past. During Spring Training, Joe Brinkman, Ed Rapuano and Joe West gave extensive interviews. It is all in the name of making the game more friendly and accounable.
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Not sure what giving an interview has to do with accountablity. The umpires are accountable to the League and the ML Office, not the American Media.
How many of you are laughing at this response?
Rut must have some inside information that the MLB hasnt shared with their umpires. They have ben interviewed repeatedly over the pre and regular seasons about their calls.Major League Baseball not only granted them the privilege of talking to the media, they actually encourage it. On WFAN, Ive heard Gerry Davis and Tim Tschida talk about some of the calls and big league experience. Its about accountability and changing the perception of the trade.
Interview is a word which implies a question is asked by one person and, typically, answered by another. One of the reasons they publicize verdicts and televise trials is accountability. The media is used to hold people accountable for their actions and words daily. I didnt know that was going to be a show stopper for you. Sorry for confusing you with difficult vocabulary.
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Originally posted by WindyCityBlue
You claimed to not have seen any of these umpires talk about their calls during the past year. Yet, many members here are saying that they have seen them over the last few months. What exactly are you watching?
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Windy,
I do not watch Baseball Tonight every night. I do not watch SportCenter to follow all the MLB games. I would never buy the Major League TV package to follow every pitch or to see managers fall asleep during games. I just found it odd that MLB was allowing umpires to give interviews. They cannot do it in other sports and that is why I found it odd. That is it. That is all. I did not see the play in question or how the umpire blew the call. I am also not debating that he blew the call or that he even gave an interview. I never claimed to be such a baseball fan that I have to know the daily batting average of Albert Pujols. I just found it "curious" why he would give an interview. It appears that MLB allows this and that is fine. I just do not think they should for reasons I have stated. If you feel they should, we will just have to disagree. 
Peace
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Your heading for your initial response tipped all of us that you are not an expert on MLB, you didnt need to tell us. You should watch those shows once in a while. Not because, you wouldnt make a comment as inane as I just found it odd that MLB was allowing umires to give interviews. Instead, you wont make the same mistakes and maybe youll get past the first round of high school baseball playoffs in Illinois. Oh, I had little doubt that you would not feel comfortable with officials being accountable to the world. So, yes, we will agree to disagree. I believe that we are headed in the right direction. Letting officials hide behind bogus calls is wrong for the game, recruiting of new officials and just bad
PR.