Post Season Boo Boos

[kylejt]

Originally Posted by Cobra

In the real world officials are expected to get calls incorrect.

No, we're expected to get every call correct. We're expected to be perfect, and then improve from there. That's Umpiring 101. Every umpire knows this, and that's what make our profession so difficult (and cool).

Heck, if we were expected to make mistakes, anyone would do this.

[Matt]

Originally Posted by kylejt

No, we're expected to get every call correct.

I don't agree with this. We know that we'll miss some. Every manager I've talked to in this regard has said that they expect calls to be missed occasionally. Now, this is in the general sense, because no one expects a particular call to be incorrect, but this whole idea that people expect us to be perfect just doesn't ring true.

[Ump153]

Originally Posted by kylejt

No, we're expected to get every call correct. We're expected to be perfect, and then improve from there. That's Umpiring 101. Every umpire knows this, and that's what make our profession so difficult (and cool).

No, that's better described as a whine.

Professional umpires receive good ratings when they meet the expectation of 95% accuracy.

I'd wager that McClelland and other MLB umpires the experts here b!tch about meet that criteria regardless of their much publicized errors.

[Cobra]

Originally Posted by kylejt

No, we're expected to get every call correct. We're expected to be perfect, and then improve from there. That's Umpiring 101. Every umpire knows this, and that's what make our profession so difficult (and cool).

Heck, if we were expected to make mistakes, anyone would do this.

Who is expecting that? Fans, TV announcers? They don't know anything about officiating; see my post above.

The reality is that calls will be made incorrectly. No call is so easy that it will never be made incorrectly.

[kylejt]

Originally Posted by Cobra

Who is expecting that?

Everyone. Everyone is expecting us to be perfect. Just like every routine ground ball to Jeter is expected to be handled.

But we aren't perfect. And that's part of the allure of the game. If it weren't for our accepted imperfection, we'd be replaced be radar equipped robots and instant replay tomorrow.

There's a big difference between expectations and acceptance. They expect us to be perfect, but accept that we aren't. And that's why they boo.