Amen Dan. I agree with everything you said, except your final point. This list goes scary quiet when the Sox do well.
On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 4:07 PM, Dan DiBiase <[email protected]> wrote: > Seems to me that the issue is not really that the umps are human. It is > more that they refuse to 1) consistently enforce the > strike zone as 'designed', as evidenced by the fact that umps are known to > give a wide strike, or a high strike, or whatever....; > 2) get together to discuss marginal calls ( as was noted happened for a > brief period of time in the mid-2000's) or 3) have the > ability to get together when one ump sees a call differently than another > ump, like what should have happened the other night > in Detroit. I find it hard to believe that all 3 of the other umps agreed > that the runner was out. So, in my view, the issue is not so > much the 'humanity' of the umps but the fact that they have been allowed to > adopt this culture of 'egotism' that doesn't allow for > any of the above to occur. And MLB is certainly partially at fault, as they > have always treated umps the same as bases or balls - > essential to the game but replaceable and merely 'parts'. > > I had recommended this book in the past, but again, 'As They See 'Em' by > Bruce Weber provides excellent insight into the > umpires world, including how this whole cult of egotism developed. > > If given the choice between automating things like calling balls and > strikes and extensive use of replay, personally, I would vote > to leave it as-is, rather than mechanize the game to the point where all of > the gray areas are removed. Besides, what the heck > would generate so many posts as this sort of issue? Other than the Sox > winning the Series in 2010, of course.... ;-) > > > Dan D > Central NJ USA > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Red Sox Citizens" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<redsoxcitizens%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en.
