Sun May 30, 2004, 12:04pm
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Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Edinburg, TX
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Originally posted by JRutledge
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Originally posted by Carl Childress
I repeat:
The umpire gains nothing when he turns his head away from the field.
The umpire may lose when he turns his head.
As yet, I have heard nothing other than "cosmetics" (I like to do it!) to support this bad habit.
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I do not want to crap on your experience. But I think that some of us have been officiating (not just baseball for some time now) and have come to some conclusions on our own. There are a lot of things that people do in officiating that is personal and makes them do their jobs the way they choose to. And if the only reason is "cosmetic," well that is good enough for me. I did not go to umpire school. I will more than likely never go to umpire school, so I really do not care what they teach or what they require. If you call it a bad habit, so. Because I do not work in your area and have to be evaluated by you. I have never been told to stop doing it and have never been told it was a bad habit. I do not think we all have to be robots out there when we umpire. Teach whatever you feel is good, I will do what I have been taught and what works for me. I think I can come to my own conclusions, just like those that use the GD system. 
Peace
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Does this mean you agree that turning his head away from the field gains the umpire nothing?
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