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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth
I tend not to believe in the conspiracy theory. Not only would there have to be some directive from baseball, but individual umpires -- whose entire professional lives are premised on neutrality -- would have to go along.
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Has an official never been bought before? is it unfathomable?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGioKeUFDEM
If I was a Pro ump and no idea what they make but let's say they make 200K a year, just a guess, here's 10 million. I'm taking the 10 mil. Now everyone can chime and claim my integrety is worth more than.....blah blah blah.
I'm taking the 10 mil.
But quite possible umps are on the up and up but the replay official who no one sees makes some big game changing calls, so pretty sure it's at least there (as we've seen 2 big calls go against the Padres and Royals, on replay alone).
Let's watch the games and see. Keep an eye on the close calls.