Showing posts with label missed call. Show all posts
Showing posts with label missed call. Show all posts

Saturday, October 31, 2009

How do you miss that one?


If you are a right field umpire, you practically have the day off BUT you absolutely must make the one or two calls that come your way. Otherwise, you are the definition of "dead weight."

How do you not see that A-Rod's home run hit a camera sitting above the fence?

Not the time to be filing your nails or doing any kind of personal grooming out there.

(Since I am nice, I will not even mention that McCarver said it hit the fence after seeing it live and after one replay)

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Umm, Chip Caray?


"Base hit!"

Ummm no. How about a fly out to left field followed by a put out of a runner at the plate. Double play. (Two very different types of plays and outcomes)

You did have Computer Boy momentarily confused but I told him to watch the play and ignore the announcer as announcers don't always watch the game closely.

We are all human and everything but just don't let it happen again. As a matter of practice, I think I would watch the game and rely on my visual sense rather than just react to the crowd.

Just a little helpful advice that may come in handy in the future.

No charge.

Still friends and everything.