Too many, too close
I won't participate in pro umpire criticism. I saw it, watched replays, and watched the interview of the crew chief.
Obvious Dept: The best professional umpires make mistakes, sometimes.
But what I think is interesting to discuss is the 6 umpire system, under the category of WHY? Doesn't it seem that more often than not over the years you have the line umpire getting near a play and missing it?
Seems to me that fair and foul is pretty well covered with 4 umpires. And last night maybe by being THAT close it contributes to the miss.
Of course the 2 extra umpires are getting big playoff money, so from umpires perspective it won't change.
But... really... does it help? How often have you seen a call that you say could only have been made (correctly) with 6 umpires.
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