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Originally Posted by GarthB
MLB umpires do not belong to a monolithic society. They have, regarding some issues, as many diverse opinions and ways of performing their jobs as all of us posting here.
I know of one MLB umpire who teaches rookies that there is no such thing as a "bang=bang" play. In his opinion there are obvious safe calls and obvious outs calls and he has never seen a close play. Really.
Like McClellands style or not, agree or disagree, it is his. It is the way he has worked for years, and it has worked for him.
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Ok, McClelland is so cool. Me, I got a big, immediate, no doubt safe call in me if I thought he touched the plate in the bottom of the 13th of such a big game. His so cool approach leaves doubt in those of us who saw the game on TV, saw replays, and still haven't seen a touch.