Phillies - Brewers Interference

[MNBlue]

Originally Posted by Dakota

With only a six man crew, I can see how something like that could be overlooked!

I don't want to cut them too much slack, but they almost never call interference. And when they do, they rarely have other runners to deal with.

On the flip side, we call interference quite a bit more regularly. And we always have other runners to deal with.

Use it, lose it knowledge is easy to fall back on, but they are getting paid a little bit more than I am to know their rules. I understand, but I expect more.

[NCASAUmp]

Originally Posted by MNBlue

I don't want to cut them too much slack, but they almost never call interference. And when they do, they rarely have other runners to deal with.

On the flip side, we call interference quite a bit more regularly. And we always have other runners to deal with.

Use it, lose it knowledge is easy to fall back on, but they are getting paid a little bit more than I am to know their rules. I understand, but I expect more.

Maybe too many chefs spoil the broth. How many of US have worked on a 6-man crew (for one game)?

Our duties and responsibilities, by and large, are very clearly laid out for us. MLB just seems to like to throw more umpires out there. I'm not so sure it does any good.

I'm waiting for them to put umpires at the warning track.

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by NCASAUmp

....I'm waiting for them to put umpires at the warning track.

Nah, they've got IR for that, now.

[SethPDX]

Originally Posted by NCASAUmp

Maybe too many chefs spoil the broth. How many of US have worked on a 6-man crew (for one game)?

Our duties and responsibilities, by and large, are very clearly laid out for us. MLB just seems to like to throw more umpires out there. I'm not so sure it does any good.

I'm waiting for them to put umpires at the warning track.

I have long felt anything more than 3 umpires is just for show. And having six out there doesn't help the guys in Williamsport, either...

BTW, I have done two games with a 6-man crew. They were championship series games at a LL softball regional, and if I wasn't working 1B for one of them I probably would have gone to sleep.

[Steve M]

Originally Posted by NCASAUmp

Maybe too many chefs spoil the broth. How many of US have worked on a 6-man crew (for one game)?

Our duties and responsibilities, by and large, are very clearly laid out for us. MLB just seems to like to throw more umpires out there. I'm not so sure it does any good.

I'm waiting for them to put umpires at the warning track.

I've done some 6-man games - it's a whole 'nother world. Most recently was earlier this year with the Olympic team. I had 2B and had few calls, but a whole lot of movement.

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by NCASAUmp

Maybe too many chefs spoil the broth. How many of US have worked on a 6-man crew (for one game)?

I've worked everything from one-umpire games to six-umpire crews. Yes, even a five-umpire crew where all calls in the OF were the responsibility of the blues on the line and the others worked three-umpire mechanics with no one going out.

Whether it works or not all depends on the knowledge of the crew. ASA does not support anything more than a three-umpire crew though many have used it away from OKC.

It may be boring in the FP game, but it is a lot of fun, plenty of movement and enough calls to go around on the SP side.