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Old Tue Sep 16, 2008, 01:01pm
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Originally Posted by JRutledge
I will tell you why. A single game means a lot more than a single game in a baseball season. There is more at stake and more people paying attention. So the accountability factor is much bigger. MLB can have things happen and almost no one other than those watching the game will realize it. And to be fair, the NFL supports their officials much more than MLB does. The league seems to not every comment on anything their umpires do good or bad. The NFL has a better business model because they are public with their opinions about players, coaches and officials.

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One day people will realize that, at the end of the day, it's a game. Hell, my team lost last night and the sun is still high in the sky.