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[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by PeteBooth

Bottom Line: For the most part all who have played baseball WILL GET hosed at one time, but on the same token we will also have calls go in our favor. It's a Game and if the worst thing that ever happens to your son or daughter is that they get called out on a poor call is to thank your lucky stars.

Just one thing to add to that, and it's only my opinion also....

Maybe I'm lucky, but I have never met an official in any sport that deliberately missed a call or deliberately made a call to try and screw a team. I'd be naive also to say that it's never happened though, especially after reading about FU calls. I have heard some officials talk about it, but I've never seen them follow through.

Competency and integrity are two very separate and distinct attributes when it comes to officiating sports.