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Old Sat Oct 05, 2002, 09:14am
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Originally posted by JustDHaley
Really the ump will determine--- does he like you or not..

.. the blue calls what sometimes gives him more a warm fuzzy than the other. ... I don't argue with blue because I know the rules that we must play by(real and political/good ole' boy). ... And you know, being human, we all make mistakes, so.... Hell, I certainly have. ...Truthful, yes, though obviously, you don't like it.
I don't like it either. There is a big difference between making an error - even an error because the umpire doesn't know the rules - and being biased.

Your original statement is broadly stated, as if all (or most) umpires will make these kinds of calls based on bias. That is an insulting thing to say to the vast majority of umpires who call the game with integrity.

Since you state you have been an umpire for years, I'll interpret your remarks as applying to yourself only.
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