Interesting Read...

[Rich Ives]

Originally Posted by voiceoflg

I could add to the Doug Melvin rule. The writer wants uniformity? How about having all teams play under the same rules. If I am not mistaken, and someone please correct me if I am, but Major League Baseball is really not two separate leagues anymore. There aren't two league presidents, two league offices, two groups of league umpires. It is all under one umbrella now. So why is there a DH for some games and no DH for others? That would be like the AFC allowing two-point conversions and the NFC not allowing them.

Keep the DH for both leagues or do away with the DH for both leagues. But make it the same for everyone.

The rules are the same.

The DH is optional. The election is by league.

[rbmartin]

#5. "The Jorge Posada Rule" is the only one in this article that I argee with.

Limiting catcher's trips to the mound makes some sense.

[jicecone]

Originally Posted by maven

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Then he or she must be able to discuss a situation in a game without throwing the game officials under the bus. That adds another layer of difficulty.

And there is the difference between a sportscaster and official. One has integrity and the other would bury his own mother under the bus, for good ratings.

[jicecone]

Originally Posted by rbmartin

#5. "The Jorge Posada Rule" is the only one in this article that I argee with.

Limiting catcher's trips to the mound makes some sense.

Jorge's trips have allready been limited so that takes care of that problem.

[Manny A]

Originally Posted by maven

Then he or she must be able to discuss a situation in a game without throwing the game officials under the bus. That adds another layer of difficulty.

And, of course, you have some states (like mine) that prohibit officials from speaking to the "media" about contests and officiating. So you'd need special permission to do that here.

This all assumes you're using a current MLB umpire. If you use a former umpire in the same way that FOX uses Pereira, there wouldn't be any concerns that you point out.

Didn't a network put Steve Palermo in the booth a number of years ago?

[bsaucer]

Why not have the HP umpire wear a mike so he can explain rulings to the press box and fans, like the ref does in football?

[yawetag]

Originally Posted by bsaucer

Why not have the HP umpire wear a mike so he can explain rulings to the press box and fans, like the ref does in football?

I believe this is done in Japan, too.

[Manny A]

Originally Posted by bsaucer

Why not have the HP umpire wear a mike so he can explain rulings to the press box and fans, like the ref does in football?

Not worth the hassle. How often would an umpire have to use it in a routine game? Calls that would need an explanation don't happen all the time as they do in football.