How to say no

Originally Posted by RichMSN

Basketball officials like to think their sport is special. I do not. I know this will be popular on the basketball board, but whatever.

Come on you've got to admit it, basketball is extremely special

I find that an umpire who has poor mechanics and hence calls a poor strike zone or a football crew that is flag-happy or flag-adverse has a much bigger effect on those respective games.

I concur with the second part of your post, you couldn't be more correct. But does baseball really need a camp for strike zone practice? Doesn't the zone change from batter to batter depending on their height? Just asking because I don't call balls & strikes.

The same with football, is camp really neccesary to know what to flag & what to pass on? Afterall, you can wave a flag off & baseball is so s l o w you have ample time to digest what happened a make a correct ruling.

No disrespect, just saying though. Basketball has so many plays within the game that need split decisions made on the spot. You don't have that factor in those other 2 sports.