[theboys]

Hey, CSF.

Its interesting you mention - "fans insinuating favoritism". The first time I heard that thought mentioned here on the board, my first thought was, "wow, I'd never thought of it that way."

I don't know about other coaches/fans, but, rather than think a ref is favoring a team, I see it more as trying to convince the ref that his judgment regarding contact isn't the same.

Please don't take this as a criticism. I've been lurking around the board long enough to know, 99% of the time, maybe more, I'm wrong about rule interpretation and the like.

From my eyes, determining whether contact is a foul is a lot like trying to call balls and strikes the first year kids get to pitch. If you don't loosen your strike zone a little, you'll have a walk-fest. But, if you do loosen your strike zone, then you gotta figure out what YOU'RE gonna consider a strike. Of course, the difference in this analogy and basketball - at least as far as contact goes - is that, in baseball, you have a standard to measure against.