Should an umpire rule that which is expected

[Patrick Szalapski]

For the most part, call what you see. But make sure you actually SAW it.

Here's Jim Porter:

By golly, if the runner's safe, he's safe.

But, if you're just unsure, go with what you saw. What did it look like?

If it looked like the runner was out - - if he was simply a dead duck and 99 times out of a 100 he'd be truly out, then call the dang out. It will also look like an out to everyone else, too.

We call what we see. It is not precise. It is an art. We, "see," in many more ways than simply by using our eyes. We see with our minds.

Don't be fooled into believing that we must be totally loyal to only what our eyes see. Letting our minds see, instead, is far superior, because of the unique complexity of the human intellect. Our minds will do a much better job of making the right call than our eyes will.

What something "looks" like can be different from what we actually may "see". In most of those cases, the best call is what it looked like.

Sincerely,
Jim Porter

That about sums it up for me. We've been over this too many times before, so I guess that's all I'll say for now.

P-Sz