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Originally Posted by Marshall Bennett
Considering the pitch speed and ball movement in MLB, I think the umpires overall do okay. Your opinion (and the player's) often hinges on who's batting or pitching. If a player plays a few years it would seem the calls both good and bad would even out. Also, being a high school or little league umpire is far removed from 90+ mph cut fastballs. Decision making is almost instantaneous.
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I agree MLB umpires are very competent for the most part, but watch the Little League World Series sometime. The kid who grew faster than everybody else is throwing 60 MPH from only 46 feet with a curve and a change-up too.
If you want to watch really crappy officials, watch the NBA. You'd be lucky to see them call 5% of the traveling violations. If you never watched basketball and you watched a game on TV, you still wouldn't know what the officials think are fouls and which aren't.
