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Originally posted by Tim C
Blaine takes a position that has NO RESEARCH or backing . . .
Blaine falls into a growing group of umpires . . . those who do not have the intestinal foritude to call what is required by rule . . .
They fall back into , "Gee I didn't have a good view" . . .
Again they are taking the easy way out . . . "ohhh, it is too tough to call" . . . and this from a BC umpire that claims to be a "Big Dog" . . .
Sorry Blaine, I don't buy it . . . you "see" and make the call.
Olympics, ha . . .
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This is uncharacteristically confrontational of you, Tee! Is there some hidden reason you feel so strongly on this subject?
I don't think Blaine was advocating umpires take the "easy way out" on the "too tough" call. I think all he was saying was that, unless blocked, PU has the better view of this play DESPITE what the defense might think when they make their appeal. You know how I feel about base umpires overruling the plate umpire when the plate umpire has made a deliberate decision on the half swing, so we won't continue that debate here.
Either way, I don't see any justification for disparaging Blaine's abilities as an official on the strength of this one issue, do you? Perhaps you were only joking and omitted the obligatory "smilies", eh?
Cheers,