Anyone else watching on ESPNU? About to go to the bottom on the 3rd.
In the bottom of the second the HP ump missed a check swing call against Vidales. What was most irritating wasn't that the call was missed because it was very close, but that he didn't ask for help from the other umps who had a better view. Real time close judgement calls are one thing, but not using standard protocol on things like check swings is the type of call that should have the SEC head of officials evaluating someone's job performance. If your job is to make sure the calls are correct, why wouldn't you use available resources to do so?
In the bottom of the second the HP ump missed a check swing call against Vidales. What was most irritating wasn't that the call was missed because it was very close, but that he didn't ask for help from the other umps who had a better view. Real time close judgement calls are one thing, but not using standard protocol on things like check swings is the type of call that should have the SEC head of officials evaluating someone's job performance. If your job is to make sure the calls are correct, why wouldn't you use available resources to do so?