Tag: Angel Hernandez

Out of Left Field: How About a Forfeit For the Betterment of the Game?

Remember when you were a kid playing whiffle ball or stick ball on the street? You would bring your bat, ball, and glove and play for hours with friends until either mom called dinner, or an argument would break out. Generally the argument would be over where a ball had landed, or if the pitched ball was a strike or not. Being a mature 8, 9, 10, or 35-year-old, the argument would often escalate...

Out of Left Field: Let’s Have Umpires Specialize

Some workers work well with spreadsheets and numbers. They tend to be used as accountants. Some workers are good with science and analyzing illness. They tend to be employed as doctors or nurses. Some workers are really good selling items or services they represent. Those workers tend to be in sales. Finally, some people are really good do nothing productive while lying. We call those...