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Originally posted by Dakota
There seem to be a rash of these "interference by running in front and distracting poor Sally" calls discussed on the boards lately. I guess you can figure out my view from the description.
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Tom,
Couldn't agree with you more. Too many umpires suffering from a God complex, looking for ways to keep the game, in their eyes, "fair".
You want a fair, go to the church social on Independence Day. An umpire's job is to apply the rules which are meant to keep the game as fair as the representatives of the game want it to be. Being over officious more often alters the game to the point it moves away from the rules which means someone is getting an edge that is not supposed to be there.
BTW, over-officious umpires at the higher levels are usually only visitors.