MLB plans 'stern' talk with umpire.....

[PeteBooth]

Officials are HUMAN, and so are the participants

The participants make mistakes, HOWEVER, umpire mistakes IMO, are getting way to much exposure and the fact is just like the partipants umpires will make mistakes.

Let's take the PU who on average I would venture to guess sees at the minimum about 240 pitches a game. Let's say he got 7 wrong. Thats 3% - HOWEVER, it's that 1 or 2 that are at the end of the game and replayed on ESPN a gazillion times.

MLB as well as the other sports has to recognize that officials will make mistakes and there is NO full proof system. The RED SOX / Yankee games are already 3.5 to 4 hours long. If you add more replay those games might take 5 hours to complete.

Also, how many camera angles (ala Football) will MLB use if in fact they expand replay for out / safe; catch / no catch calls?

Heck on HR's alone it takes some 5 to 10 minutes to resolve. I have seen longer.

IMO, Umpires should NOT address the media. The call that ended the Tigers game was right there for all to see. Why interview the umpire? He KNOWS he kicked it. What does the media want to hear? He didn't kick the call on purpose.

Umpires are like relief pitchers. A relief pitcher has to get over in a hurry the game ending HR that he gave up the night before to be ready for TODAYS game and not let it bother him.

Umpires are the same. You cannot dwell on the call you missed the other day because TODAY is a new day.

In a nustell too much emphasis from the media on today's officials.

Pete Booth

[BK47]

wow, while seeing that video I cant understand why Billy tossed him so quick. clearly Roy should be able to see his pitches are indeed missing, and missing by alot.

[LeeBallanfant]

Originally Posted by PeteBooth

IMO, Umpires should NOT address the media. The call that ended the Tigers game was right there for all to see. Why interview the umpire? He KNOWS he kicked it. What does the media want to hear? He didn't kick the call on purpose.

In a nustell too much emphasis from the media on today's officials.

Pete Booth

Are you suggesting that ML baseball do what the minor leagues did during the strike a couple of years ago and not allow the scab umpires to have names, only positions.

[DG]

Originally Posted by grunewar

PS - There DG, I brought the topic to a new thread.....

Jog memory, what do I have to do with this new thread?

[grunewar]

I took the "Question by a fan RE Hit By Pitch" thread parallel, but apparently OT by talking about Mr Oswalt.

You said to me, "What thread are you talking about?"

So, I opened a new one!