Judgement Call and What it Really Means

Definition of “judgment call”: a subjective decision, ruling, or opinion.              

Definition of “subjective”: based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes or opinions.

Judgement calls are a ball or strike, fair or foul and safe or out, and each of these calls are based on each umpires personal experience, opinion and feelings.  These rulings cannot be argued, but are still frequently questioned. Anyone ever hear, where’d that miss?

                     Baseball Rules in Black and White

When talking to a coach if you want all

all other rulings to be questioned less, (define what the rule book says) and minimize your opinions.

In reality, half of those in attendance at a ball game do not want to hear an umpire’s opinion anyway, no matter what the call is!