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Originally posted by gordon30307
Hi Dave:
Fortunately for me I've never been involved in a game where a controversey has occurred because of a lost count etc. Nor have I ever heard of this happening to any of my peers.
As to what fans think, I know that I generally have a 50% approval rating which I'm quite happy with. Actually I could give a "rats a**" what fans think. I'm not there to please them. Actually if I'm not noticed by anyone (except my fellow officials) I'm quite happy.
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I've umpired games where I've screwed it up before, and when it was brought to my attention, it was quickly rectified. No big deal. It's usually something simple like I forget to click over the indicator.
However, I've been in games (not as an umpire, but as a coach) where the count *was* screwed up. The umpire calls "Ball 3" and our side says, "Hey, that's ball FOUR!" The PU maintains that it's only 3. Our scorekeeper agrees that it was 4 while the other scorekeeper is understandably silent on the issue. When asked, the other scorekeeper simply shrugs his shoulders. So, we ask that the umpire ask his partner who, agrees with US. That's 4. Now the umpires are in disagreement. It's a mess.
This kind of stuff can happen with or without an indicator.
Yet, I maintain, it's better to screw it up WITH an indicator than WITHOUT.
David Emerling
Memphis, TN
And I've seen this on several occasions.