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Wow...that was your first post?
It looks and sounds like someone changed a screen name.
Either that, or you know Gordon personally and are bustin' your cherry on a pretty touchy issue.
I don't think that there is anyone here that didn't "guess" at a play at one time or another. When we're green, we react differently to the crowd, players and coaches. But, we've all let the player's sell help make our call. There has been dicussion about rewarding the better play or penalizing the mistake. We've talked about using those subtle and not so subtle tells to aid us in our calls (Did he tag the player twice? Did the runner ask for time immediately? etc.)
It's true that less experienced umpires often anticipate rather than react. Marsh is one of the best and he showed all of us that there is no perfect angle. He blew it and heard the hoots for it. I'll still keep watching and cheering.
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