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Originally Posted by kfo9494
As I watched the NCAA toury this weekend, I noticed that ALL the umpiring behind the plate was so boring.
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Last time I checked, the fans didn't come or tune in to watch the umpire put on a show.
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I think in the Oklahoma game, (or the Florida game)the plate-umpire was so late with the call that the announcers were not sure what was going to be called. I mean like three good seconds would go by before the umpire would make the robotic jester of a strike. Many times the annoucers would say 'Ball' and then the umpire would stand up. Raise the hand above the head and give a pump motion.
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Nothing new there. The Talking Heads (TH) routinely run at the mouth about things of which they are clueless. Just add this to the list. The umpire, nor the TH, get any extra credit for speed. The people who actually need to know the call are getting that information expeditiously.
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I know that this is the way they want the plate umpire to handle calling balls and strikes but to me they whole thing makes it robotic and unrreal. Let umpires have some personal expression.
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If an umpire wants to give a proper signal as prescribed by the sanctioning body, who are you to criticize?
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I am not saying that the umpiring was poor, in fact I saw alot of good umpiring last weekend. But since I watch umpires more than the game, I notice things from an umpire's point of view.
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If you were a bored as you seem to indicate, maybe you should have turned the channel.