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Originally Posted by bellsjc
An umpire that does not do the most basic thing as put the ball in play after time has been called cannot be expected to make the proper decisions on ejections.
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Wow, that's one heckuva stretch.
I'm not disagreeing that the pitcher should have been ejected. But to jump to the conclusion that this umpire was poor just because he failed to put a ball into play? I see that happen at many levels, even in the pros.
I'm curious if they counted the run...
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Last edited by Manny A; Thu Mar 07, 2013 at 03:40pm.
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