AH> Umpire Rich Garcia should be suspended for failing to do his job.  As
 AH> a foul line umpire, he has just two responsibilities - calling balls
 AH> fair or foul, and WATCHING FOR FAN INTERFERENCE.  Yet, he completely
 AH> botched TWO fan interference calls, including the obvious one that
 AH> turned a deep flyout into a game-tying home run.  Yet, umpires face no
 AH> punishment for not doing their jobs.  Players who play poorly are
 AH> benched, demoted, or released - umpires who stink just get to keep
 AH> going out there and screwing up. 
	 That's for sure and it is getting worse every year.
 AH> And what's the story with the plate umpire calling Alomar out on a
 AH> pitch six inches outside, and then doing a Leslie Neilsen dance?
	 I think the pitch was at least a foot wide.
 AH> Richie "Loudmouth" Phillips had another press conference before the
 AH> game, in which he spouted his usual rhetoric about the integrity of the
 AH> umpires and the respect they deserve.  Then, Barnett and Garcia go out
 AH> and demonstrate exactly why the umpires have no integrity, and don't
 AH> deserve respect.  Fire them all!  *adh*                   
	 I agree,umpires seem to feel people go to games to watch and admire them.
	 In fairness some umpires do their job very well.I do think however that 
	 in the later years	more and more bad calls are being made..
 
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