Originally Posted by
Willie Bee
We were taught that a 'perfect game' for an umpire, at any level, is about a 98% score. I'm talking for a plate umpire who has to make 250-300 ball-strike calls as well as some fouls, plays at the plate and rotation plays at the corner bags. You look at any single game and, my guesstimate, 95% of the calls are no brainers (like frickin' chalk kicking up on that play last night). For me personally, it's easier and often less controversial calling balls and strikes than it is calling the bang-bang plays at first or the slides into second on stolen base attempts.