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[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by MrUmpire

Fixed that for you.

No, I've blown lots of calls, but not one like this. I know. I don't umpire in a fog. I know what calls I kick and which ones I don't. And then there are the ones I thought I got right but may have missed. But again, not one like this. Not that it won't happen, just that it hasn't.

[jwwashburn]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

No, I've blown lots of calls, but not one like this. I know. I don't umpire in a fog. I know what calls I kick and which ones I don't. And then there are the ones I thought I got right but may have missed. But again, not one like this. Not that it won't happen, just that it hasn't.

What he said.

And to add to that: Have I missed seeing a guy touch a base? Sure. Have I missed a guy missing a base? Sure.

Would I ever DREAM of calling a guy out unless I SAW him miss a base? No, of course not. THAT makes this call SO much worse. He called a guy out because he thought he missed home. This is one of the worst calls I have ever seen. It is similar, but even worse than this: 7-8-06 Cardinals @ Astros - The Official Forum

[LDUB]

Originally Posted by jwwashburn

You do not call a guy out for missing a base unless you KNOW he missed the base-PERIOD.

Maybe the PU was 100% sure that he missed the plate. How would you know that without mind reading? Did he tell you that he guessed?

[cc6]

You know, you both don't look very wise for fighting over nothing. Same goes for the countless other people who have been flaming recently. The p1ssing contests make everyone look very immature.

[johnnyg08]

Yeah, let's try and move past this crap...the board has been pretty dead the past few weeks probably because of this stuff. While I'm nowhere close to some of the vets on here...we all have a lot more to offer this board than what's been going on here the past few weeks.

[jwwashburn]

Originally Posted by LDUB

Maybe the PU was 100% sure that he missed the plate. How would you know that without mind reading? Did he tell you that he guessed?

If you look at Merriam Webster Dictionary online, the 4th definition of SURE is:

4 a : marked by or given to feelings of confident certainty b : characterized by a lack of wavering or hesitation

There is a pretty good chance that this PU was SURE. However, he did not become sure by actually SEEING the guy miss the home plate-because he did not miss it.