Lessons Learned

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Originally posted by Dave Hensley
Thinking I *may* have seen the ball skip into the glove, I called no catch, and all Heck broke out. I immediately wished I'd gone with the benefit of the doubt principle, and called the catch.

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If there's one thing that I could do to be a better umpire, this is it. I have, on occasion, called things that I didn't actually see.

Example: On a pick off play at first several years ago, the runner didn't slide on his way back to first, he rolled back to the bag...rolled right over the glove of the first baseman, who presumedly had the ball in his mitt. I couldn't see a tag but I assumed one. And I got the ass-chewing that I deserved for calling something that I couldn't see.

Vern