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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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Oh my...
Tuss gave a good, reasoned, serious answer. I'll give credit where it's due for that, because all I can say right now is, wow. Just...wow.
Outs that are supported by the rules do make the game move faster.