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Originally posted by WindyCityBlue
Please don't pretend that your are oblivious to the reaction of the players and crowd after you make a call. You know when you've done something wrong. You know how the demeanor of a player changes when he knows you are wrong. We are not talking competitive juices here...we are talking about making a call and knowing that you kicked it or not being sure, but still having to sell it.
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I can only speak for myself. I could give a damn. Maybe it is because in my other sports I could carry on a conversation with fans and not have to yell or get off the playing area. Fans react when they do not know the rules or they were not in position to make the call themselves. I really do not care what some guy behind the fence and is hundreds of feet away think. I also could give a damn about some kid that thinks a pitch that was right down the middle was clearly outside in his mind because of his stance in the box. Maybe you react to those things, I do not. I have had kids admit to lying when about what took place trying to get a call in their favor. If I am unsure, I can make that determination on my own.
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Originally posted by WindyCityBlue
I've worked some pretty big games and had my share of controversial calls. One thing always remains the same, you can't ignore the fact that our bad calls elicit far more noise than the close ones. I'm wise enough to know that my partners will always help and rely on me to help them, no matter how nasty the crowd gets. We've just been around long enough to know that some fans do know the difference!
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I have worked some pretty big games too. I work two sports outside of baseball that can have literally thousands and a regular season contest. Not all games are like this, I know if I took that attitude in basketball I would never be able to work any varsity game period. Good Lord, the fans in basketball are not only on top of you, but you can smell what they had for lunch. Why would I care what some parent saw behind a screen, at a terrible angle and 100 feet away from what you just called? Fans only complement you when you make a call in their favor and boo when you go against them. Who cares what this jokers think.
Peace