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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Thane Yennie
[B]Seattle and CHW Game three, Drag bunt and the batter is definitely out of the box and stepping on the plate. No call Olerud scores from third game over. Hey the guys at the Pro level ARE human. Watched a HS football game last night about froze my can. I much prefer baseball, we get to play when the weather is a little warmer.

What I noticed most was that none of the White-Sox Players were screaming or yelling at the Home Plate Umpire. I did not see the post game interviews so I am unaware if any of the White-Sox Players said anything about this after the game.

If that were say Billy Martin / Earl Weaver and probably Lou Pinella himself - they would have come storming out of the dugout to question the PU.

If this were a LL / FED or even a college game - Boy we would we have heard about it. Imagine if our assigner was watching the game.

One would expect more from a Pro Umpire as umpiring is their "full time occupation". It's not like most of us who have our regular jobs and umpire "on the side".

Yes as PU we are to watch the pitch right into F2's mitt, but on a bunt play we are also taught to watch the batter's foot as the batter is more likely to be out of the box on this type of play. Out of the box on a bunt play is common in amateur ball.

Again, it was surpirisng to me (especially the catcher of the White-Sox) that no-one on the White-Sox complained.
Bottom Line however is the White-Sox didn't play very well.


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