Recent content by Augie Donatelli

In all fairness, the umpires got a lot of very close plays right. The questionable calls were all made in real-time action, without the benefit of instant replay, of which you and I enjoy the luxury. They get one shot at it, and trust me, all you "never umpired before" type people, it is much...

Doug Eddings used poor mechanics on the third strike not caught play. He should not have given his usually routine out call. He should have pointed emphatically and said "no catch, no catch" or "balls down, balls down" to indicate it was in the dirt. The problem is that he was unsure about...

Right on the first two, wrong on the third. Steve in San Diego :superman:

In case anybody is interested, my moniker is Augie Donatelli, who was a famous National League umpire, who retired from the game in 1973.

Wow, you really are the Grand Poobah! That's an impressive amount of posts.

Yes, it will be Matt Leinart. By the way, Darien, I'm a lifelong Trojan fan. No bandwagoner here. I jumped on that one before O.J. played there. :pimp:

Darien, No, what's on second. Who's on first. :moon2:

This is a baseball question: Who's on First? Correct. :bump3: 56

Okay, this is fast reply