Do the pros read these forums?

[zm1283]

Originally Posted by Nigel Tufnel

No

That is Mike Muchlinski... a guy who takes time out of his busy schedule to come up to the NW and train our new guys...
So he missed the call, we have all been there...Mike is a guy (like Drake et al) who will be the next generation of full time umpires..
A guy with solid mechanics and great presence on the field.

Nuff said

Steve is talking about the play in the 2007 season with the Rockies/Padres, not the play in the Twins/A's game on Monday.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by zm1283

Steve is talking about the play in the 2007 season with the Rockies/Padres, not the play in the Twins/A's game on Monday.

No, I was talking about the Twins/A's game too. Gardenhire, who is a major garden tool, actually had a case this time. And even he said after the game that sometimes umpires miss calls and that it's part of the game. My point is that saying "how hard the call was," or "oh, you think you could have done it better," or "he had a bad angle" are not valid excuses to miss calls. And yes, I think I wouldn't have missed either of those calls. You think I would? Then you don't know me at all. (Not you, Nigel, but anybody in general)