- Dec 11, 2010
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I’m a fan of replay.
- Throwing your partner official under the bus when you are working with them (which is an effort to totally protect yourself)
I'm a fan of replay when it is done in a quick and efficient manner and love it when you can hear what the umpires say when they've made a decision.I’m a fan of replay.
That sort of attitude will not be tolerated on here or any other social media outlet infested with parents.@Gtrips07, the only point I was trying to make is that umpires are right more than most of us give them credit for.
And I think effective replay helps, as it backs that up. I was just mentioning that they have been overturning calls this year.@Gtrips07, the only point I was trying to make is that umpires are right more than most of us give them credit for.
Very fair question... and these are first thoughts because I don't get a lot of this; in general I am working games with good partners or working with partners where I am mentoring/teaching umpires who are genuinely trying to get better. But travel weekends, it happens on occasion.I have a follow up question on this one. I agree that throwing a partner under the bus is never the right answer, but how do you (as an umpire) handle having an incompetent partner? For instance, how would you handle a partner that wasn't giving full effort during a game and was slow to get into position which caused missed calls?
I ask because I've seen this a few times over the years where one ump is on top of his game and the other is severely lacking. I've seen it handled different ways by the better ump.