tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888411.post112921162233895499..comments2024-03-23T05:20:41.018-06:00Comments on Dan Agonistes: Eddings Blows ItDan Agonisteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07863051818485888739noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888411.post-1129323812776759512005-10-14T15:03:00.000-06:002005-10-14T15:03:00.000-06:00I think the larger and more troubling issue here i...I think the larger and more troubling issue here is the apparent inconsistency of umpires in dealing with dropped third strikes. Common sense would dictate that yelling or not yelling, "ball not caught" should be a standardized procedure (all the umps should either call it or not call it) and not subject to an umpire's own "style." Put another way, who's responsibility is it to notice that the ball was not caught -- the batter's, the catcher's and/or the umpire's and how should this be indicated?uncahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953081987726436269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888411.post-1129214196084193702005-10-13T08:36:00.000-06:002005-10-13T08:36:00.000-06:00I should also mention of course that what Pierzyns...I should also mention of course that what Pierzynski did was heads up (he was the victim of a play like this last year) and what Paul did was not so heads up. <BR/><BR/>Paul should have waited for a definitive signal either way.Dan Agonisteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07863051818485888739noreply@blogger.com