Why the hell they have a former softball player talking about baseball is beyond me, i’m sure theres tons of former baseball players that would do a better job than her.

For whatever it’s worth, linesmen are now assistant referees and they’re empowered to call fouls (can’t remember when that change happened), and the fourth official has radio communication with the center ref, and can point out anything that’s missed. Plus, some leagues have placed officials behind the goal. So it’s…

The first step really has to be acknowledging that a top level professional sport is officiated differently than a city park rec league. Having a single official spinning around in the middle of the field might work when calling a game of 9 year old kids, but it clearly doesn’t work when calling a game of top clubs.…