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Muzamba · 10-06-2007, 04:28 AM

I realize this has already been mentioned, but I'd like to put my own personal spin on it...

Suggestion:
Have umpires with individual tendencies and personalities in the game. There would be a pool of umps for each league that would be randomly assigned to a crew for every game. (This way, you'd never know which umps you would get in a game!) Each ump would have a rating for eye, skill, and temperament. Eye and skill would be linked to experience, while temperament would likely be random. Umps with low eye and skill ratings would blow calls more often and those with a bad temperament would be quicker to eject players and coaches. And as was previously suggested, home plate umps would have their own unique strike-zone interpretation.

Reason:
They're basically already in OOTP. This would just give us the chance to "know" them a little better.

Priority:
I can't in good conscience call this a "high" priority feature, although I would really like it. I'll have to call it MEDIUM-LOW.

10-06-2007, 04:28 AM	#121 (permalink)
Muzamba Major Leagues Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 356	Umpires I realize this has already been mentioned, but I'd like to put my own personal spin on it... Suggestion: Have umpires with individual tendencies and personalities in the game. There would be a pool of umps for each league that would be randomly assigned to a crew for every game. (This way, you'd never know which umps you would get in a game!) Each ump would have a rating for eye, skill, and temperament. Eye and skill would be linked to experience, while temperament would likely be random. Umps with low eye and skill ratings would blow calls more often and those with a bad temperament would be quicker to eject players and coaches. And as was previously suggested, home plate umps would have their own unique strike-zone interpretation. Reason: They're basically already in OOTP. This would just give us the chance to "know" them a little better. Priority: I can't in good conscience call this a "high" priority feature, although I would really like it. I'll have to call it MEDIUM-LOW.