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And caring too much about spectator perception. :rolleyes: |
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BTW, if the player didn't execute the out, it must not have been that great a play, was it? Call what you see. |
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For example, if a catcher sets up low and away, and the pitch comes in belly-button high on the inside corner, and F2 misses it....guess what! THATS STILL A STRIKE! Don't bail out on the right call just because the players make it look bad. Edit to add: That said, I will occasionally "sell" an out after a great defensive play even if the overhand out isn't required. That's the only way I "reward" a great athletic play. (And I only do this because a high-level evaluator suggested it after I "robotically" called an out on a great layout catch + obvious double-up live-ball appeal on the catch.) |
Doesn't the runner who busts it down the line to beat the throw deserve the EXACT SAME amount of consideration as the fielder who makes a great play?
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I believe the "reward the player who wanted it more" philosophy has gone the way of the neighborhood play at second base on a double play. That used to be something that was taught years ago, at least in my experience, but is no longer endorsed by those who believe we need to make the right call, not the deserved call.
Besides, where do you draw the line? Sharp grounder to F5, who deflects it to F6. F6 grabs it with her bare hand, and guns it to first. Do we reward the defense for F6's play, or the offense for F5's muff? None of that should come into consideration. |
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