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Old Sat Aug 25, 2007, 11:11am
JRutledge JRutledge is offline
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I understand the point that you are trying to make. The reality is that you cannot judge any officiating based on what was done 20+ years ago. A lot has changed in multiple sports. There is more scrutiny which brings more standardized mechanics and more standardize philosophies. I was watching an old Super Bowl on the NFL Network and the officials were doing things that we would never allow today. And when I see ESPN Classic and look at what I see officials in basketball do, I see similar things. This is just the way it is across the board when you look at mechanics and even uniforms. The standards were not the same and I cannot think of many sports that do the same things they did 20 and 30 years ago.

What people are judging the LL Umpires for is based on today's standards.

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