Watching Harold on ESPN, its MLB fault. All these Umps trying to stand out. Everyone wanting to have a 'signature' call or style. Its horseshit. I remember reading awhile back how the Japanese Umps hold MLB umps in contempt for the way they try and stand out with their indevidualism. Make them all use the same movements, and this crap would happen less.
Another take on Ump
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the worst is angel hernandez loves to be the main focus. feel bad for the angels that ballwas caught clean and should have ended the inning.
That was ridiculous and it better not come back to haunt the Angels. Not an Angel fan but thats complete horse crap
Everyone's reaction to the play was legit until the ump decided to change his mind after Pierzynski started to run to first. Pierzynski put doubt into the umps mind when he started running to first. Even Pierzynski started to the dugout, granted Paul should have tagged him regardless, just like your little league coach tells his catcher's to do, but this play was made when Pierzynski tricked the ump by running to first.
What I found most humorous was when the umps were being interviewed by the press and they said they found visual evidence that the ball had changed directions on the catch. I don't know what tape they were watching but Paul caught that ball and was the reason why he didn't attempt to tag out Pierzynski.
I've been an umpire for over 10 yrs here in SOCAL and believe me it is very easy to tell when a ball hits the ground. The biggest give away is the sound. You can hear it and secondly you watch the reaction of the players. Players react immediately and you know what happened if in fact you couldn't see it or hear it. In this case all three people reacted correctly, until Pierzynski decided to run to first after he had taken a step to the dugout.
What I found most humorous was when the umps were being interviewed by the press and they said they found visual evidence that the ball had changed directions on the catch. I don't know what tape they were watching but Paul caught that ball and was the reason why he didn't attempt to tag out Pierzynski.
I've been an umpire for over 10 yrs here in SOCAL and believe me it is very easy to tell when a ball hits the ground. The biggest give away is the sound. You can hear it and secondly you watch the reaction of the players. Players react immediately and you know what happened if in fact you couldn't see it or hear it. In this case all three people reacted correctly, until Pierzynski decided to run to first after he had taken a step to the dugout.
MACH1 said:
EXACTLY............thank u for wording it perfectly........to say this guy or that guy should of done this or that is bullsh1t....they all reacted the way they should have given the facts of the play and because of pierzynski's desperation he ran to 1st base after making a move to the dugout and that was what put doubt in the umps mind and ultimately tricked him into making the wrong call....plain and simple,end of story.....to try and twist it around or manipulate it any other way is simply denial of the facts.....im lucky the ump was a sh1thead and fvcked up the call because i had the chisox and i'll take any win from the man that i can get....
