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Originally Posted by kylejt
IMO, there are no great calls. Just correct calls.
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A great call is one that a lot of other umpires don't have the sack to call. An interference to end the game, a nut-cutter strike three with the bases loaded to end the game, balking in the winning run....a lot of guys pass on these because they subscribe to the old (and incorrect) theory that if nobody notices the umpire, then they must have done a good job. Sometimes, in order to do our jobs, we need to be noticed.
CB could have passed on this and not taken much flack over it. He stepped up made the correct call....and a great one at that!