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Originally posted by Carl Childress
Wait, I'm misreading. How does preparing to turn your head after you call the pitch help you "slow down"?
From my point of view, it's hard enough to track the ball. I'd never be able to track my head as well.
Oh, I'd also be interested in knowing how you can determine in advance that "nothing else is going to happen."
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Carl, it helps me. If you cannot understand it, that is not my problem. You claimed it was a bad habit, when I have never missed a single play as a result of doing this. I know when to turn my head and I know when not to. It is not that hard. Baseball is one of the easiest sports to officiate and guys like you make it much harder by requiring all these personal feelings to get in the way of it. I call the pitch, then as I am getting up, I make a signal. Never had a problem with this. And it really does not cause me any problems. And when you played baseball for years, you kind of have a good idea when things are going to happen. You know what the runners are doing and usually you are hardly ever surprised. Maybe I just have good instincts, but I seem to know when a pick off attempt is going to be made and I can always see a runner taking off for the next base. Not sure the problem. But unlike you, I am not trying to convince anyone that what I do is the best or one size fits all. I am just telling you what works for me and why I do it.
Peace