Subliminal is your word not mine. I suggested that Cuzzi knew that he had missed the ball three call, and was making up for it on the next pitch. I mentioned that umpires are probably not even aware that they do that... else then they wouldn't do it.
The dumbest thing any umpire can do from Little League to the Show is to do a "make up call". Now instead of having one team mad at you now both are made at you and are afraid of what you're going to do next! It's taught in Umpireing 101 don't even think about doing a "make-up call" These guys are the best of the best. But, even the best miss calls. Good calls bad calls are part of the game. Good teams know this and put it behind them and go on to the next play.
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