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Originally posted by juiceless:
Never said that I didn't think there should be a strike zone or that every pitch is a strike I was simply trying to make a point about being consistenct and the fact that the strike zone has always been subjective, always has been and always will be. That is until somebody ruins it by having a computer call the ballas and strikes. I for one like the human element, besides if we didn't have umpires to yell at, it would be nearly as fun to go to a game.
It's one thing to have a horrible, and I mean horrible strike zone if you are calling Little League making 20 bucks a game.
But, these guys are making good money and supposed to be the best local umpires.
There was one time last night when the field ump missed a balk call. One of the parents hollered out something and the umpire turned to him and made a wise arse comment to a fan in the stands.
Not only were these two horrible, they were unprofessional as well. Let's hope for somebody's sake that they don't get a call for the playoffs.
And you have to realize, there are people's jobs on the line with HS games. This isn't LL or TBall.