As an umpire one thing you can't do is assume. You can't not see a call clearly and make a call based on reactions of players, coaches, or fans. You have to call how you see. Anyone who is watching the Mets game knows these umpires just cost the Mets a run by assuming.
Bases loaded, no outs, Scott Rolen up, 1-1 game. 2-2 count, Rolen check swings (very close to going around). Rolen heads for first base saying it hit him, umpire calls it a caught foul ball for a strike out. Now in reality the ball didn't hit the bat. He may have went around and it may have hit him. After watching five slow-mo replays I still can't tell if it hit him or not. The home plate ump called a strikeout. The umpires huddled and the two umpires doing most of the talking (2nd and 3rd base) have there hands over their mouths while talking. Why? Who can't see what there saying? They are supposed to talk about the rule and what happened. Now if I can't tell if the ball hit him with a zoom in on slow mo then how does the 2nd base ump have a better call then the home plate ump.
I think I know what happened the umps covered their mouths and assumed off of Rolens reaction (he was halfway to 1st when he found out he got called for a K) that the ball didn't hit his bat and may have hit his jersey.
It's impossible to reverse that call on the field and why did they cover their mouths?
Bases loaded, no outs, Scott Rolen up, 1-1 game. 2-2 count, Rolen check swings (very close to going around). Rolen heads for first base saying it hit him, umpire calls it a caught foul ball for a strike out. Now in reality the ball didn't hit the bat. He may have went around and it may have hit him. After watching five slow-mo replays I still can't tell if it hit him or not. The home plate ump called a strikeout. The umpires huddled and the two umpires doing most of the talking (2nd and 3rd base) have there hands over their mouths while talking. Why? Who can't see what there saying? They are supposed to talk about the rule and what happened. Now if I can't tell if the ball hit him with a zoom in on slow mo then how does the 2nd base ump have a better call then the home plate ump.
I think I know what happened the umps covered their mouths and assumed off of Rolens reaction (he was halfway to 1st when he found out he got called for a K) that the ball didn't hit his bat and may have hit his jersey.
It's impossible to reverse that call on the field and why did they cover their mouths?
