Thread: fair/foul
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Old Mon Aug 09, 2010, 09:00am
David B David B is offline
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Originally Posted by umpjong View Post
You have the main premise wrong. Davidson didnt guess. He saw the ball foul and called it foul. No matter how many times you want to make your "guess" the correct call it aint changing it. From the video, I honestly think he got it right, and he had the best angle and didnt hesitate or show any doubt as to what he had. No matter how much you want to be right, I dont think you are changing anyones mind on this. Had there been any hesitation or signs of doubt you might have some credibility, but there is not and you dont.........
I can agree with that. You do the best you can and go on. Simply having TV at the ballpark only shows the difficult jobs that umpires have at all levels whether it is MLB or a HS game.

He was close to the call, he saw where the ball hit and he made his call. That's all he can do.

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David
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