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Papa C. -

I'm confused: Because Gordon's partner said he got the call wrong, we know.... What?

In all this romantic BS of "let's get the call right," in a two-man crew what makes us so sure the first umpire is WRONG?

Experience...trust...commitment...I’m not sure what confuses you here. Most post games involve honest dialogue between partners. If I ask my partner(s) what they thought of my zone and he (they) say, “Man, it was awful. You were all over tonight.”, according to your logic, I’m to dismiss it because they couldn’t see what I saw.



Pulled foot? Maybe it didn't come off. Dropped ball? Perhaps the fielder knocked it out illegally. In a three- or four-man crew, it's possible to "get the call right" if the other umpires agree.

Yes, let’s confuse the issue with hypotheticals. What if a lightning bolt shattered the ball while it was in the mitt? Did he have control of the ball? Where the ball???



I make a call, out comes the coach, and my partner agrees with the coach. So what? That just means two of them are wrong.

Is that the Papa C ego talking. Are you actually saying that you have made no mistakes on the ball field? That would be the only way that your statement would hold water.



Thanks, guys, but I'll stick to the tried and true method. If I have a doubt, I'll ask first and call later.

You better get busy writing to MLB about the calls that were corrected this year. They probably weren’t aware that this change in accountability was a poor decision. Those games should be protested.



Once you start down the slippery slope of getting help, God only knows where it will end.

Are you afraid the earth will stop rotating? Dogs and cats living together? Equal rights for all? C’mon, asking for help is not a weakness. You have a lot of rookies that read this and your message smacks of arrogance. The same character flaw that keeps our numbers low and kills our recruiting.