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Originally Posted by voiceoflg
Watching today's (Sunday's) Cubs-White Sox game brought a question to mind. I'll let others debate whether or not the umps got the ruling right on the obstruction play as I have no idea. But in a situation like that, especially on the major league level, I wish the crew chief would have a microphone to explain the ruling. Either over the PA system like the NFL refs do or just to the press box so the broadcast guys would know.
What are your thoughts, positive and negative?
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Don't think the umpires need another duty.
Rich Garcia was in the broadcast booth today and he explained it to them and then they reported it. The network should pay for an additional umpire and place him in the booth.
I saw one yesterday in the CWS, classic timing play, bases loaded with a fly ball to outfield with 1 out. Runner on 1b was doubled up getting back to 1b, but not before runner on 3b tagged and scored. You wouldn't believe how much time the announcers spent talking about it, about how they had never seen that and it did not seem right, and they really should change that rule if that is the way it really is, yadayada...