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Fri May 29, 2009, 01:27pm
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Have you ever seen a missed base withouth the ball? Have you ever had USC without the ball? Have you ever had runner assistance without the ball? Have you ever..... Well, you get the point. Yes, knowing where the ball is and seeing it is usually a must. However, it is not necessary for an umpire to perform their assigned tasks. I've seen too many umpires hang their hat on the theory that nothing can happen without the ball including an ASA DEPSPVR who gigged an umpire a few years back because he buttonhooked and watched BR touch 1B instead of finding the ball in the outfield (it was 290' away). The phrase has a place in officiating, but is completely situational. 
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