Mike DiMuro: You should resign.

[Eastshire]

Originally Posted by Mountaincoach

I disagree. Wise got up and jogged toward the dugout AFTER the call was already made. If it's the rule or code or whatever that the other umpires don't correct such a terribly bad call, then there shouldn't be a double standard where other umpires call the player a cheater either. What's the difference between Wise keeping his mouth shut and the other umpires on the field keeping their mouths shut and not helping their fellow umpire? Is that the "sporting thing to do"?

Like I said before, I don't feel that anybody should attack DiMuro for a bad call. We're all human--we all make mistakes, whether we're MLB umpires or a 14 year old kid making minimum wage umpiring a T-ball game. I place blame completely on the other umpires (OR the rules of umpiring) for allowing that man to become a piece of history and the focus of ESPN highlight reels for the next 50 years.

You need to watch it again. DiMuro signals out after Wise gets up with a closed glove. I agree that if another umpire knew that the ball hadn't been caught they should get it right. However, there's no way any of the other umpires knew it hadn't been caught. Yes, a fan held up a ball, but they had no way of knowing it was the ball and not a ball thrown into the stands earlier.

One of these days, baseball is going to get dragged out of the dark ages of each umpire is an island, but that doesn't mean we can't call out cheating when it happens (and besides, I'm not an umpire at all anymore, so whatever hypothetical standard you're proposing doesn't apply to me).