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Originally Posted by BretMan
Things are weird all over...
Scrounge, I'm sure that you are familiar with the Central Ohio Baseball Umpires Association. 
Back around 2004 I had started using the Gerry Davis stance. About that same time I was scheduled for an on-field evaluation by one of the senior umpires for that group (who I believe is still with the group).
On my evaluation I was dinged for "putting my hands on my knees" and told that a plate umpire should NEVER do that. I was using the stance exactly as it's described, working a little bit higher and a little bit farther back and I got dinged for "being too high and too far back" too.
We can get goofy advice from a variety of sources! |
Heh...yes, I'm fairly connected in that group
You were a trailblazer - heck, most of the senior guys use it now.