tim mcclelland

[robbie]

Since U3 said he thought runner was on base ( as opposed at a snap judgement on the runner touching and being tagged almost at the same time) why after Scioscia came out didn't he simply ask PU if he had an out?
Not the best grammer, but point is there....

[Rich Ives]

Originally Posted by robbie

why after Scioscia came out didn't he simply ask PU if he had an out?

New at this aren't you?

The PU would have told him to talk to U3 because it was U3's call.

[robbie]

Originally Posted by Rich Ives

New at this aren't you?

The PU would have told him to talk to U3 because it was U3's call.

Ummm - No, I'm not.

I suppose I sould cave been clearer. "Him" refers to U3, not to Scioscia. McClelland could have very easily gone to PU ( or crew in general) to ask if he missed something. Surely one of then would have said obvious tag while off the base. McClelland gives the hammer. Play over, Move on.

[ozzy6900]

Originally Posted by robbie

Ummm - No, I'm not.

I suppose I sould cave been clearer. "Him" refers to U3, not to Scioscia. McClelland could have very easily gone to PU ( or crew in general) to ask if he missed something. Surely one of then would have said obvious tag while off the base. McClelland gives the hammer. Play over, Move on.

Robbie, this isn't "kiddie ball", this is the real deal. Each umpire is responsible for his own calls. These guys don't put their call on another umpire like so many amateur umpires do.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by robbie

why after Sosa came out didn't he simply ask PU if he had an out?

I didn't realize that Sammy was in attendance, or that he had came out!

[UmpTTS43]

There should be two openings in MLB next year, Cuzzi and Mcclelland. They don't have to be fired, just put back in AAA until they can handle umpiring in the bigs. If they don't like that, retire and let other guys in.

On second thought, just fire them. Professionals should not make those gross mistakes. I'm tired of the ol' "everybody makes mistakes" reasoning. If my doctor makes a mistake, he's not getting off the hook because some pre-med student made the same mistake. Let's try to have the best officiating the best. I am getting tired of seeing gross mistakes at this level.