Good ole home town honesty

[NCASAUmp]

Originally Posted by Dakota

This wasn't a safety issue.

If the hole was there before the game started, it might have helped for the umpire to have been aware of it, but it was not a safety issue.

I know it's not a safety issue, but if you spot it in advance, then you're aware of it in advance, rather than being surprised when all of a sudden, "oh, there's a gap."

It was probably a one-in-a-million shot, but well... Looks like we have a winner.

[wadeintothem]

Originally Posted by NCASAUmp

I know it's not a safety issue, but if you spot it in advance, then you're aware of it in advance, rather than being surprised when all of a sudden, "oh, there's a gap."

It was probably a one-in-a-million shot, but well... Looks like we have a winner.

I'll take 50/50 odds straight away of getting it right on a 1 in a million shot anyday. And its a lot less time and energy pregame wandering around the outfield.

[NCASAUmp]

Originally Posted by wadeintothem

I'll take 50/50 odds straight away of getting it right on a 1 in a million shot anyday. And its a lot less time and energy pregame wandering around the outfield.

You polish your shoes?

[wadeintothem]

Originally Posted by NCASAUmp

You polish your shoes?

Of course!

I am a poster child of ASA Perfection.

[NCASAUmp]

Originally Posted by wadeintothem

Of course!

I am a poster child of ASA Perfection.

So you prepare yourself before each game (or night of games). You accept that there are things that you must do before the game that will show that you take pride in your work and respect the game. You show that you are prepared to call the game in front of you.

Walking the field is one more demonstration of preparation, especially when you find something (like a gap in a wall) that you bring up in a pre-game meeting. Will it reflect negatively upon you if you don't bring it up? No.

But it will reflect positively upon you, and it takes some of the wind out of some coaches' sails when you do those little things.