For umpires, punch outs are their signatures, a reflection of who they are, and a touch of human element that can’t be replicated by robots.
Whenever Dale Scott went to work there were eyeballs zoning in on his every move, and metrics to rate each decision by the millimeter. That’s the nature of being a Major League ump. Scrutiny follows you in everything you do.
“You’re trying to see what it looks like,” said Scott, now six years into retirement. “And you don’t want to look like an idiot out there. Thank God there’s no camera, because that would be embarrassing.”Masked and wearing the same uniform every day — the same as everyone else doing the job in 14 other cities across the game — it’s easy for an umpire to remain anonymous. That is, until they call strike three.
Even in the calls that seem similar on the surface, distinct differences can be found. The average fan might not see it, but umpires can point each other out simply by their calls. Typically, there is a purpose to the sometimes over-the-top nature of calls. In the days before everything could be replayed or seen on an iPad from the dugout, the umpire kept control of the game by injecting confidence into their decisions. If they believed it to be correct, the thinking went, it was more likely the batter, pitcher, and everyone in the dugouts would believe it too.
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