04-15-2016, 02:26 PM
It must exist, at least in some rudimentary form, as it is now used almost universally in baseball telecasts. I trust it more than I do most umpires.
Didn't Sandy Alderson take charge of the umpires a number of years ago? I think he put the fear of "A Power Greater Than Themselves" in them at that time. IIRC, Alderson's tenure covered the period of the umpire strike (no pun intended) and as a result there was a pretty hefty turnover of personnel at that time. Seems to me that any effect, however, was temporary.
Didn't Sandy Alderson take charge of the umpires a number of years ago? I think he put the fear of "A Power Greater Than Themselves" in them at that time. IIRC, Alderson's tenure covered the period of the umpire strike (no pun intended) and as a result there was a pretty hefty turnover of personnel at that time. Seems to me that any effect, however, was temporary.
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