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Originally Posted by rei
...Indeed, it is a nice day when the game is so tame and uneventful that I don't have to "sell" a call. But when a call needs to be made, you can bet I am going to make it! I am not going to give a casual out call on a banger at first in the top of the 9th when it is the possible tying run! I am not going to give a quiet "no he didn't" when the batter has a close check swing where he really did go. etc.... Close foul balls. I am coming up BIG! Etc....
There are times when you just HAVE to be noticed!
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Okay, for what it's worth, I agree so whole-heartedly with what you said, that it's how I umpire. George is George and probably baseball's greatest living manager. From a manager's perspective, he makes a point that has nuances. Some of those nuances, I agree with, or at least accept. But really, I am much like what you described. And it's without concern for anything but doing what is right in each situation.