Fair or Good?

[RPatrino]

WWTB, I disagree.

We CANNOT teach honesty and integrity, which I believe is fundamental to being "fair". We CAN teach technique and mechanics, we can teach the rules, we can drill timing.

We can teach how to get in position to call a play, we can teach the "way" to call the play. We can teach the proper way to use the eyes, the timing, but we cannot teach judgement.

To me it is dishonest and unethical, if an umpire clearly sees the play as an out, but intentionally calls the runner safe. Does it happen, of course. Umpires that do this can never be "good" in my opinion.

Now, an umpire that mistakenly calls the runner safe, but knows after careful reflection that the runner was really out, then thats a kicked call. We've all had that happen. If you are "good", then you learn and move on.

Bob