On the Black: Official Foul Pole Coloring Scheme Explained

[Lindsay]

When umpires reversed Matt Joyce's double to a foul pole-aided home run call in the top of the 6th inning of the Rays-Orioles game, veteran crew chief Gerry Davis, 1B Umpire Dan Iassogna and...

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[dumbdumb]

Here is what Showalter had to say

 

http://www.masnsports.com/school_of_roch/2013/05/showalter-says-umpires-got-it-right.html

 

Look in the 7th paragraph.

 

"I don't want to argue about something that I don't have a good argument about and lose credibility"

[johnnyg08]

Here is what Showalter had to say

 

http://www.masnsports.com/school_of_roch/2013/05/showalter-says-umpires-got-it-right.html

 

Look in the 7th paragraph.

 

"I don't want to argue about something that I don't have a good argument about and lose credibility"

 

 

Excellent quote right there.  I see this all of the time when I work my non-college games.  

 

I had two of those instances last week where I wondered to myself.  "why in the hell are you coming out to discuss that?"

[Umpire in Chief]

I've been to Camden Yard dozens possibly over a hundred times. And never noticed the black at the base of the pole. Very interesting.

[mstaylor]

I like the fact that Buck says he was wrong in both cases and told the umpires he was.