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Old Thu May 03, 2012, 07:37am
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Tim Welke - missed call
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This is inexcusable
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Old Thu May 03, 2012, 07:43am
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Do you think he did it on purpose? If so, he is a cheat. I highly doubt he booted the call on purpose. We are human. We've all missed calls, get over it.

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Old Thu May 03, 2012, 07:56am
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Welke obviously didn't adjust for the off throw; otherwise, he would have clearly seen the "way pulled" foot. As I have been told, "Get back to fundamentals..."
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Old Thu May 03, 2012, 07:59am
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Old Thu May 03, 2012, 08:06am
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Close enough for government work.
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Old Thu May 03, 2012, 09:15am
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Close enough for government work.
That helps to explain why our government is in the shape it is
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That helps to explain why our government is in the shape it is
Obama wouldn't have missed that call
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Old Thu May 03, 2012, 09:33am
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I wonder if Donnie asked him to get help from the plate umpire, who would have clearly seen the pulled foot.

I wonder if Welke would have considered getting help, if asked to.
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Old Thu May 03, 2012, 09:37am
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If I'm asked, I always check with the plate umpire. My goal is to get the play right.
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Obama wouldn't have missed that call
Keep an eye on the news, he may even have a comment about it.
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Old Thu May 03, 2012, 10:45am
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If I'm asked, I always check with the plate umpire. My goal is to get the play right.
I'm not an advocate of always getting help, or doing whatever it takes to get the call right. If it's a bang-bang judgement call, and got a good look at it, it is what it is.

But if I'm blocked out, or somehow not getting a good look at the play, I've got no trouble asking of help, if the proper procedure is followed.

In this case, I'm pretty sure Welke wasn't asked to get help. And therein lies the problem. You gotta ask the right question, when you're a manager. You always ask the umpire "What did you have on that?", and go from there.
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Old Thu May 03, 2012, 10:56am
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If I'm asked, I always check with the plate umpire. My goal is to get the play right.
How about getting in position, making a confident call, and telling the coach "I was in position and that's my call."

The coach doesn't want the call right, he wants it to go his way.
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Old Thu May 03, 2012, 11:57am
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Obama wouldn't have missed that call
But he might appoint a Bad Call czar to oversee the umpires.
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Old Thu May 03, 2012, 12:21pm
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But he might appoint a Bad Call czar to oversee the umpires.
Come on Steve, are'nt you busy enough already?
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Old Thu May 03, 2012, 12:23pm
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How many "rounds" will he have to buy because of this one?

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