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Originally Posted by maven
Then he or she must be able to discuss a situation in a game without throwing the game officials under the bus. That adds another layer of difficulty.
And, of course, you have some states (like mine) that prohibit officials from speaking to the "media" about contests and officiating. So you'd need special permission to do that here.
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This all assumes you're using a current MLB umpire. If you use a former umpire in the same way that FOX uses Pereira, there wouldn't be any concerns that you point out.
Didn't a network put Steve Palermo in the booth a number of years ago?
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