Since the dawn of sports, an umpire, referee or other official has been on the scene to blow a call. Baseball umpires in particular, have already had a troublesome year and the season is still young. It’s a thankless job and if an umpire does well, no one hears or speaks about it; but oh how the kingdom crashes if he’s anything less than perfect.
Umpires and the human element that they represent are held to an impossible standard. But when perfection is impossible....