-=> Alan Hess took a called strike three for saying to Paige Miller <=- 
 AH> Whilst masticating on , Paige Miller (1:2613/313)
 AH> wrote to Alan Hess:
 
 PM> So you've never made a mistake on a simple task? How would you like it 
if 
 PM> your boss came in and said "Hess, you're suspended for two weeks"? 
People 
 PM> make mistakes. Umpires are people, and you are NEVER going to eliminate 
 AH> True, mistakes will not be eliminated.  Roberto Alomar made a (big)
 AH> mistake - are you saying he shouldn't be punished for it?  If you're
 AH> not saying that, then why shouldn't umpires who make major mistakes
 AH> also be punished by suspension and/or fine?
I believe that split second judgment is different than behavior. I never
said Hirshbeck doesn't get a fine/suspension/some form or reprimand for
his behavior, but I don't believe that he should get a fine or suspension
based upon his split second judgment (the strike three call).
 PM> mistakes. And in fact, in my experience with human nature, punishing 
 PM> someone for a mistake won't prevent the next mistake from happening. 
 AH> Do you approve of people screwing up their jobs, then signing
 AH> autographs for some of the people who benefitted from the messup? 
 AH> Garcia did that.
Nope. I said in a post to someone else yesterday or the day before it was
a stupid thing to do. But did it affect his job? Did he make more or less
mistakes becaus of that? I don't think so. But I will agree that for
umpiring, image and perception is often just as important as the calls you
make, and he shouldn't have done it.
... Shave daily with Occam's razor.
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