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""Because my primary officiating is in Football, where non-safety fouls are not called unless there at the point of attack and provide an unfair advantage, my perspective may differ. There is holding on nearly every play, but how fun would the game be for the players and spectators if football fouls were as plentiful as basketball fouls""
Wait one minute here . Lets not mix up apples and oranges here. What the heck does this have to do with baseball. I also officiate Ice Hockey and there are many fouls that can be ignored away from the play, unless someone gains an advantage but, thats still not the same thing. Were talking about "the point of attack" because that action leads directly to a run being scored or not. How many touchdowns have you allowed when these fouls take place at "the point of attack"? Do you allow a touchdown if the player just barely steps out of bounds? Or almost keeps both feet in play on a great touchdown catch? Thats what were talking about here.
13 years ago I called a player out for missing third base on a homerun. Im not bragging, I was doing my job, which sometimes takes more guts than going with the group. It was a championship game and resulted in that team losing. The other team made an appeal because they felt they were playing in accordance with the rules. I made the call correctly because I was there to officiate BY THE RULES.
Officials come in all sizes, shapes and each has the right to determine how to officiate their game. I can only speak for myself, "I have slept sound every night because I handled it by the rules".
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