Eagle Eye in the LLWS

[GarthB]

Originally Posted by Al

That was one of the best looking call mechanics I've seen all year.

That's the way it's supposed to be done. David Thom is an umpire who works LL, not a LL umpire.

Hopefully, LL will use more such umpires in the future.

[johnnyg08]

What I'm finding hard to understand is that this is what they all should look like...granted this guy did a nice job (so you all say)...but he simply is doing his job as I'm sure he does the other 90 or so games he probably works in a season...yep, it's great...but isn't that what you'd expect at a big game such as this? Not taking anything away from him...but I think he gets the point that he did a nice job and made a "good call" but what the phrase we all use in officiating..."we're only as good as our next ________"

[Rich]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

Yes, he certainly did nail that banger at 3rd! Great timing and flawless execution of mechanics.

Dave is one of my best friends, but he'd probably tell you that this wasn't a big deal. It wasn't even close

I was just sorry he didn't get the championship plate. After working probably over a 100 to 150 games with Dave the past 5 seasons, I'm confident he was the best choice. They didn't ask me, though.

I'm glad he's home, though, cause I need my regular line judge on Friday night. He calms me down when the white hat starts turning into a red a$$.