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Originally posted by dontcallmeblue
To me this shows the level of ball you work and your experience. The same way that Ted Williams said hitting a baseball is the most difficult thing in sports, calling a consistent plate game is the most difficult job in officiating.
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Why is it all the officials that have worked other sports, take up baseball and excel? I know more officials that just picked up baseball and are a hell of a lot better than the guys that work 1000 games a year working only baseball.
Ted Williams' statement also does not apply. As an umpire I do not have to hit a pitch, I just have to decide if the ball crossed the strike zone and the plate. In one of my football playoff games this past season, I made a pass interference call that drew more attention than any pitch I have ever called in any game. When I call things in football and basketball, I have to see the play, decide if there was a foul, decide if their was some advantage, protect the safety of the players, then after all that has gone through my head, make a call. All I have to do is decide if the ball crossed the strike zone on a pitch that is caught over the plate. Yeah, really hard.
Peace