1) Should baseball have instant replay on home runs? Yes No 2) Which sport's officials wrongly influence a game the most? NFL NBA MLB NHL 3) If every call was correct, would you want a robot camera calling balls and strikes? Yes No 4) Do you boo umpires and officials at pro sporting events? Yes No Only when they really, really screw up 5) Do you boo umpires and officials at Little League, high school or college games? Yes No 6) Have you ever been reprimanded by security or others for yelling at umpires and officials? Yes No 7) Have you ever worked as an umpire or official? Yes No 8) Which bad example of officiating still irritates you the most? NBA Finals Heat-Mavericks, 2006 Steelers-Seahawks Super Bowl Kings-Lakers Western Conference finals, 2002 The Jeffrey Maier game Brett Hull's Stanley Cup-winning goal in the crease, 1999 Olympic boxing, any year 9) Whom do you dislike most? Umpires and officials Lawyers Politicians Telemarketers 10) Given the Tim Donaghy scandal, how much trust do you have in the neutrality of officials? I have little doubt that the majority of officials are uncompromised I think there are other Donaghys out there, but it's isolated I have serious doubts that creep into every game I watch 11) Do you believe a league office would ever influence its refs to affect the results in a desired way? Yes No 12) What is the toughest call in sports? Balls/strikes in baseball Holding in football Block/charge in basketball Something in hockey 13) If instant replay lengthens the game, but increases accuracy, are you in favor of wider use of replay? Yes No Yes, but with a strict time limit Yes, but only in the playoffs 14) Should there be a mandatory age limit for umpires/referees? Yes No 15) If so, what do you believe the age limit should be? 40 50 60 70 Higher 16) Should the public be made aware of any discipline a league takes against officials? Yes No Yes, but keep the names anonymous 17) What tactic is most in need of reform? Flopping in the NBA Holding in the NFL Umps with differing strike zones in MLB Fighting in the NHL
