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Originally Posted by PWL
Doesn't anyone actually ever watch the game being played?
This is just like when Evel Knivel tried to jump the Snake River Canyon. I don't think folks were there to actually see if he could make it. I believe they were more interested in what it would look like when he failed. The fans weren't success driven, the wanted to see a good blood letting.
Something along the lines of a good beheading or hanging.
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Umpires always watch the umpires and critique their work. Like Monk says, it's a blessing and a curse.
I tried giving an umpire's perspective at a Padres fan site last year, and nearly got tarred and feathered for "leading with my umpireness," as the chief complaintant put it. He told me that it must be sad to see things from an umpire's point of view. I guess that's what he means. It is hard to sit back and enjoy games when all we do is watch the umpires.