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Originally posted by scottk_61
LDUB
Hmm, are you out there to umpire the game or to put on a show?
The best official is one that doesn't draw attention to themself.
Sounds like you like to be the center of attention.
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You mean I'm not out there to draw attention to myself? Then why did I spend all that money to get "IMCOOL" embroidered on my hat? I wish someone would have told me this sooner, I mean you think having numbers sewn on to your shirts/coats is expensive, think about how much I paid to have my last name put on the back of my plate coat.
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Originally posted by scottk_61
LDUB
How long did you say you have been working games?
At what level?
Camps?
Sounds like you have local big dog-itis.
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Darn it you caught me, I was hoping to keep this a secret, but, well, I have never been to professional umpire school (gasp)!!! I have not had the honor of Harry Wendelstadt teaching me why it is important to look robotic, generic, and boreing.
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Originally posted by LDUB
To changae the topic a little, looks like you were wrong Scott. I know that you were talking ASA, but at least we have determined that NCAA mechanics are robotic, I can bet that ASA is not that far off NCAA. I don't know if you have been watching the women's college world series, but if you have, how can you not agree that the mechanics are robotic. I serioulsy thought that the same guy was working the plate in every game that I saw. That is how robotic the mechanics are. Has anyone else noticed how boreing these umpires look?
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Originally posted by scottk_61
Nope, I am not wrong but you aren't right either.
If you go to any reputable camp for baseball, mechanics are taught to standardize your game with other officials for a reason.
Softball is no different from baseball is no different from basketball is no different for soccer is no different from football.
Failure to follow the standard mechanics is what sets you apart.
I guess it is good to be "different" in todays multicultural world.
You can always find a reason to justify what you do at any time, just cause you can doesn't mean it is the best.
You stick with what you do, and you will always be sup-par.
If you want to move up and get that "bigger" game, you will have to adapt and follow the proper mechanics.
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First off I would like to state that I do use the hammer strike call that it shows in the FED rule book.
There is a difference between using the correct signals, and having each umpire put his arm in the exact same spot, and hold it there for the exact same ammount of time. When I watch games, and I can't tell one umpire from the next, that is getting pretty robotic. I'm not critizing the umpires for being so alike in every possible way, but I am critizing the NCAA for requiring the umpires to become robot-like creatures when it comes to signaling strikes/outs.