He really did say it

[Rich]

Originally Posted by jdmara

I am never going to justify purposely calling a play incorrectly to get out of dodge, but comparing 27-0 and 6-1 (later 9-1) in the same conversation is ridiculous. They are two entirely different situations. I agree with the other fellows here, I miss enough unintentionally to miss one intentionally.

-Josh

My fear in doing this has nothing to do with my ethics - it's just that if I intentionally kick one, there's likely to be a contingent who simply thinks "that terrible umpire kicked one again." Why bother with that?

I'd like to say I've called things differently based on the score when it's truly lopsided, but I just don't bother. Maybe the 32-0 game Bob was mentioning. Maybe my strike zone widens a bit once we've established a game is well out of hand. But out/safe calls? It would have to be defensible (close enough to be called an out in the first place) for me to call an out there, and most of these ones just aren't.