classof86 wrote:There isn't a worse excuse than blaming the umpires
That my friend, is the biggest reason the umpires around here are as bad as they are. Anyone who complains about the bad umpiring is chastised and called a whiner. If people would admit, even the winners, that some of these guys are terrible we might get a change and get some of these guys who can hardly walk, let alone umpire, out of the game. But no, anytime one of those guys cheats or is just plain bad no one is allowed to say anything without being ridiculed. That is also a reason why we see the same umps every time we go to Eastern. As bad and one sided as they are, you don't dest say anything lest you be called a whiner. Hopefully the new assigner will make a huge difference. I have heard that the person will be at games evaluating the umpires too. I say that is the best thing that could happen.
