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Subject: Re: NBC and other announcers
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Date: Tue, 16-Oct-84 11:26:03 EDT
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With respect to the announcing during the LCS:
The one thing that bothered me the most was
the way the announcers (and I don't know which ones in particular)
derided the minor league and college umpires every time
there was a close pitch that a player balked about.

In particular during the AL LCS, they would show a replay of a
pitch that had be within inches of the corner(of the plate) and said things
like "you can't compare these amateur umpires with those who
have dedicated their lives to the game" (take a guess as to who
said that one). Just because the umpire called it a strike
and the player (who OBVIOUSLY KNEW BETTER :-)) complained!

There is NO WAY that someone looking at a pitch from the center
field camera can tell if that pitch has hit the corner of the plate!
NO WAY! The long range lense flattens out everything so that you have
no perspective, and secondly, the angle that you're looking at the plate
prohibits you from seeing the pitch accurately!

I know high-school umpires who (1) know the rules as well as
and (2) can call a game as well as some of the major league umpires
BY THEMSELVES.

Ah well....

Bob Switzer