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Originally Posted by canadaump6
A lot of the same people bashing the OP fail to realize that they are the ones who support the "outs make the game move quicker" philosophy. Ozzy himself used to use the signature "When in doubt, call him out". How many times have people here praised the mercy rule for helping them get home sooner, or said they would take an extra strike (on a check swing) even if they didn't think the batter went around? Even opening up the strike zone could be considered "cheating", regardless of the score. Umpire99 is not the first person to adopt the attitude of calling more strikes and outs to get the game over with.
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Sorry, but you're wrong.
On your check swing analogy, we are talking about getting a strike back that did happen. Nobody is saying to make a strike up, just we want to get it back if it happened.
The mercy rule is an actual rule, by following it, we get home sooner. But its not like we make it up, as the OP did.
No good umpire agrees with opening the strike zone.
And the "when in doubt, call him out" philosophy is for when those select moments happen where the human eye is incapable of distinguishing which event happened first (ball or foot). Not even a philosophy, a rule. The runner has to BEAT the ball. So, if we can't tell if he beat it, then he would be... OUT.
Stop taking on the world, particularly when it comes to umpiring. Don't act like everything everybody says is inherently wrong or always take the minority position so you can pick a fight. Not only is it annoying, it will NOT impress evaluators/assignors, it will piss off game participants, and, most importantly, it will NOT make you a good umpire.
Sorry to be blunt, but its a recurring theme with you. Maybe you'll listen to a young guy like me rather than some of the vets on the board.