Catch or no catch

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by RonTberry

Actually I said I was a former coach. I coached about 10 years. And I was curious because in a perfect world an umpire never needs an out, desperate or otherwise.

And since you coached for about 10 years, I'm sure you're aware that "perfect world" is a rare thing.

The examples you both gave are on the extreme end.

Perhaps, but I would venture to say that during district play, nearly half of the games are closer to the extreme end than they are to the middle. It's a rare game that it's not apparent to everyone on both sides who's going to win the game by the end of the 2nd inning. We LOVE the close ones - but those are not the norm.

Problem is I've seen it happen in 6-3 games when the umpire is ready to go home. And this example is on the opposite extreme. So NONE of you on this board would do it but doesn't mean it doesn't happen.

I've come across this occasionally ... that guy doesn't normally work much after that. I think that is far more rare than the blowout that needs to be "managed" though.