quote:Originally posted by SWAC:
Now Doug that is a good response. However, some games I've done this fall I need the brown balls so not to be on the field for 4 hours.
Besides yourself..who do you think your helping here. certainly not the pitcher, or the umpireing profession (or lack there of) Lil joey gets six inches off the plate he will never learn to pitch inside or get movement or change speeds, he will learn to hit one spot outside. When he gets a "real" umpire he gets flustered and or shelled and his entire team,coach and DAD go ballistic over the umpire thus creating stress on the ump and he quits, leaving the bad umps to reign. (Jeeeeez i can turn this into several threads and type all day)
I guess the point is your not helping anyone by calling a "bad" game. Ideally consistancy (should) be not only from game to game but umpire to umpire. this would teach the hitters and pitchers HOW to hit and pitch within the defined strike zone.