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Originally posted by scyguy
I apologized for the name calling and I will apologize to you individually. You obviously have a clue. I understand your point. I just don't want to tell the BU that I saw an out and he then "change his mind". I have no legs to stand on since it was never my call. I saw it, you would of saw it too because we have DBT responsibilities after our runner touched home. If Rich said he shouldn't of seen it, well that is his choice. I feel that picking up the ball after my touch was the right thing to do. I don't know what Rich would of been looking at. Rich has alot of experience, so I am sure he knows what he is doing.
Your acquisition of treating him like a competing umpire is unfounded. My resistance to "making the call" had nothing to do with competiton.
I want to work with the best umpires that know what they are doing. That train hard at it. That devote weekends away from their families to get better. It was not my job to bail him out. Maybe he saw something I don't. It is his call, live or die by it. Remember, if it was an appealable situation I would of come running to his aid. Umpires need to learn what they are doing or don't accept the assignments.
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Just remember guys before you burn me at the stake (again), I told him that "it is your call". "If you called him safe, then he is safe". He said okay, turned and went back to his position and told the coach he called him safe.