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Originally Posted by Manny A
On the other hand, too often people criticize umpires for NOT getting together to fix a call. Remember the backlash when Jim Joyce stuck to his guns last year?
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Is there any evidence that anyone saw something clearly different? If the backlash is from ignorance, then honestly who cares what folks had to say about that call.
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Originally Posted by Manny A
Pro umpires miss calls, plain and simple. And with all the HD cameras and super slo-mo capabilities in today's game, they're probably more reluctant than in the past to not check with their partners and then learn on SportsCenter later that they blew it when they could have fixed it.
Who knows, maybe they're conducting more "board meetings" to counter the argument that more use of replay is needed in the game. After all, if they eventually get the call right after the pow-wow, they're showing that there's no need to check the video.
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This is probably true, but it has filtered down to levels that have none of this. We have two man systems where coaches ask help from a partner on a play where they have other responsibilities. That is the part where I have a problem with this. The MLB has 4 umpires and most of us will never work a game with that many on the field in our career even if it is by accident. And even when they do this, they get a lot of plays wrong. Or it is so inconclusive that was the change even worth it in the first place.
Peace