Frayed Knot wrote: ↑Tue Oct 08, 2024 5:57 pmThats the obvious example, but hardly the only one.Edgy MD wrote: ↑Tue Oct 08, 2024 5:47 pm#JeffreyMaierFrayed Knot wrote: ↑Tue Oct 08, 2024 5:36 pm The 5th & 6th umpires used for playoff games seem to cause as many problems as they supposedly solve.
Of course, but the obvious example gets the hashtag.
What eats me is they typically aren't positioned back by the wall. It's the plays at the wall — catches on the warning track with the outfielder facing away from home, and fair/foul calls at the pole, that the base umpires can't really see.
Tyrone Taylor is earning his pay on defense.