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Originally Posted by RadioBlue
The day this happened, each umpire was scheduled for 4 - 6 games (5 for me that day). Umpires were coming off of one game and heading right back out for the next one...Not only were we working a bunch of back-to-backs, but we were working during a day that started with a 4-hour rain delay and 2 of the 12 diamonds were shut down that day due to unplayable conditions. We were in survival mode that day...One day I didn't get off the diamond until 2:10 a.m....
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Do you think that maybe mental and physical fatigue contributed to this being missed or not being handled the same as it might have been if you had a fresh, well-rested crew?
I understand "survival mode"- we've all been there before. I also think that as the number of games pile up, the chances of missing something, not being as alert, not communicating as effectively or flat out blowing a call go up too.
Wed Aug 11, 2010, 11:37am
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