Alan Hess gave up a long homer to Otis Nixon and said:
 AH> Larry Barnett apparently didn't think so - he did an impression of
 AH> Neilsen when he called Alomar out on strikes on a pitch that
I've never seen them spin and do the splits (As if they were capable).:-)
 AH> The best umpires are the ones that aren't noticed, by players, managers,
 AH> or fans.  That means they're doing their job properly.
I think a lot of the problems have come from umpires that are showing up the 
players and the fact that they won't admit that they're wrong. When NFL refs 
huddle up to get the right call, they do more for their credibility and good 
will than umpires that refuse to do so with decisions about close plays (Even 
when they know that they're wrong and they made the wrong call anticipating a 
different result).
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