A Salute to DiamondDawgs defeating 2 Opponents ...

[Dawg_Lover]

Notre Dame and the Umpires!

[BeardoMSU]

Notre Dame and the Umpires!

They got screwed a couple times from bad strike calls, but we definitely got the worst of it. College baseball umpires are trash; easily the worst lot of the big3 sports.

[PMDawg]

Yeah, I don't think they tried to screw us...they're just really bad at their jobs.

[Dawg_Lover]

They got screwed a couple times from bad strike calls, but we definitely got the worst of it. College baseball umpires are trash; easily the worst lot of the big3 sports.

Do you think they will be any better at CWS?

[Commercecomet24]

Yeah, I don't think they tried to screw us...they're just really bad at their jobs.

Yeah I think they just suck,

[BeardoMSU]

Yeah, I don't think they tried to screw us...they're just really bad at their jobs.

Totally agree. As far as rigor goes, it's the equivalent of ref'n little league soccer for these guys. Joking, kinda, but it's not far off. They don't get paid much. There is ZERO accountability for being shitty at your job. There is no real-time system for making them adjust. They're literally just out there winging it.

[Dawg_Lover]

Totally agree. As far as rigor goes, it's the equivalent of ref'n little league soccer for these guys. Joking, kinda, but it's not far off. They don't get paid much. There is ZERO accountability for being shitty at your job. There is no real-time system for making them adjust. They're literally just out there winging it.

When you consider how much is invested in college baseball from the massive money to careers and future careers of both coaches and students, that seems a major failure.

[GoDawgz]

They were bad on both sides. The strike zones were different for each team. There were a couple pitches in the 2nd inning last night that I believe the pressure of the Dude caused the ump to squeeze ND. But officiating in all 3 major sports has been getting progressively worse over the past 5 years. It wont change until they start allowing access for them to be questioned about their performances.

[StateDawg44]

They were bad on both sides. The strike zones were different for each team. There were a couple pitches in the 2nd inning last night that I believe the pressure of the Dude caused the ump to squeeze ND. But officiating in all 3 major sports has been getting progressively worse over the past 5 years. It wont change until they start allowing access for them to be questioned about their performances.

As soon as that happens there will be less willing to even go out and call a game. Unless paid more maybe I guess.

[Saltydog]

No. Remember the guy that squeezed us the last two innings against Louisville in 2019 and costs us the game?

[GoDawgz]

As soon as that happens there will be less willing to even go out and call a game. Unless paid more maybe I guess.

Whatever it takes to make it improve. Everyone that has a job answers to someone and is held accountable for poor performance. These officials may be held accountable behind closed doors that the public never sees, but at least the thought of putting them before a camera like the coaches and players have to do after a game brings a sense of accountability.
"Hey, Mr. official.... can you tell us what you were thinking when when all of the sudden your strike zone went from being a square to a tea cup there in the 8th inning at let team A score 3 runs on base on balls to win the game?"