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Originally Posted by WhatWuzThatBlue
Some of us actually were assigned to Minor League Baseball. Lah me!
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Good for you. When the rest of us care, I will tell you.
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Originally Posted by WhatWuzThatBlue
By the way, you made another rookie mistake in a later post; umpires don't cost teams games. I can't recall a game that was won or lost because of an umpire's actions. Nine innings and hundreds of pitches account for the score. Umpires react to the action, not cause it.
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I think you need to read what I actually wrote. I did not say umpires actually cost teams games. I did say that until the teams feel they cost them games there might not be much of a change. Remember Steinbrenner complained about a "rookie" umpire working a big game and making a call or two that cost his team a game. You also have Mark Cuban every other game complain the Mavs are hurt by calls in the NBA and he has been fined multiple times for complaining about the official. If you listen to a lot of the comments after the Super Bowl, many people feel the officials had a major impact on the outcome of the game. Now the reaction will not be so dramatic, but when the perception is that the umpires are making calls they should not whether this is true or untrue. I think I have been around the block enough to know how one call or one situation gets turned into a bigger deal by a team, coach, player and fans. I guess you do not read the paper or watch SportsCenter.
Peace