DET @ CLE No Balk call two ejections

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by mbyron

The point of my post was to wonder what on earth we would all do without you around to point out the "errors" you perceive committed by your superiors.

Hmmm...as Hawkeye Pierce said to Frank Burns when Burns said he was a superior officer to Hawkeye, "You have a higher rank, but you are not superior."

[Publius]

Davidson would have called it, and people would have been all over his a$$.

Don't get all offended, SDS, if you don't fit the bill, but the average professional umpire of amateur ball is ignorant, ch!cken$sh!t, or both when it comes to calling balks.

In my roughly 2200 game career of probably 90% 2-man, 10% 3-man, I have outcalled my partners on balks I'll bet 20-1.

[jwwashburn]

Originally Posted by mbyron

The point of my post was to wonder what on earth we would all do without you around to point out the "errors" you perceive committed by your superiors.

I wonder what I would do without you pretending not be interested in these threads that you read.

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by jwwashburn

I wonder what I would do without you pretending not be interested in these threads that you read.

I know exactly what you'd do, because you keep doing it.

[PeteBooth]

An all too common scene in today's environment.

The Tigers are 4 games under 500 and 3-7 in their last 10 games including the sweep by the indians. In addition they had their ace Verlander on the hill and still could not salvage a game.

The Tigers were picked by the so called "experts" to run away with the Central Division. The Tigers are playing bad baseball, cannot score if they were facing a HS pitcher so let's blame the umpires.

We as amateur umpires see it most of the time. How many times have you officiated games where the score was 14-13 or some other rediculous score, a gazillion errors etc. etc. and you hear "Blue cost us that one"

It's todays' society. let's not blame ourselves let's blame someone else.

Pete Booth

[thumpferee]

We have had so many discussions on this board about calling balks, or when not to call a balk. I have always been in favor of, if you see a balk, call a balk! Especially early!

I think arguing to U1 about it was the wrong choice. U3 and PU had a much better look at it. Not that it would have made a difference. I love the way PU said he didn't see it. At least that what it looked like his lips said.

He does have an excuse, he is an umpire so you know he's blind