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Originally Posted by Don Mueller
It's not a BIG deal.
It is
1. A method of game administration that no one teaches or endorses
2. A method of game administration that any evaluator would make a critical comment on.
3. A method of game administration that takes the concentration and focus away from the task at hand.
4. An oddity worth noting. I personally have never seen any umpire at any level do their paperwork between pitches and during live ball action.
Whether or not Angels actions in this case adversely affected the game is not the issue, he should have spent the extra 10 or 15 seconds before the inning started, finnished his between inning responsibilities and move on.
This isn't questioning one of the god's of umpiring judgement calls. It's game Ad. 101
Is there anyone on the forum that does their paperwork during live ball action?
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I see it is a big deal for you.
Angel Hernandez's accomplishments as a professional umpire are a matter of record.
Please let us know when you get your World Series assignment.
And I confess to having fiddled with lineup cards several times during live ball action.
I feel better knowing that the best of the best do it, too.