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Originally posted by GarthB
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Dave, thanks for taking the time to clear up the issue. Isn't it amazing how Evans can explain his point of view without dramatics, accusations or emotionalism?
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Yes, and I try to model my style of writing after his, because my interest in these debates is not the pursuit of a debating victory (well, OK, it's fun to win an argument); rather, it is enlightenment and discovery of truth. Evans is a great teacher and I can't wait to get to one of (maybe one of his next) his Desert Classics.
I can't speak for Kalix, but when I mentioned some of the "arrogant" responses that have occurred in this lengthy thread, I was not speaking of anything you have posted in the thread. I just did a quick review, and here are some of the statements of others I thought were unnecessarily condescending or outright arrogant:
Apparently some umpires have difficulty understanding what is and what is not part of a pitching motion from the set position.
D-coach 1, Hensley OOO.
Fishing without bait.
Dave ol' buddy: you'd best actually go back and read the rule you think you are citing.
This is a ludicrous argument.
However, that Rule only applies in CalvinBall, so most of us are not supposed to be using it.
It is obvious that you will never be convinced that stepping off from the set position with the pivot foot is not a balk.
In the grand scheme of things, even most of these statements are relatively innocuous, but given the Evans response that should settle this interesting and lively debate, one would hope the authors of those statements would have the integrity to at least post a final note to the thread acknowledging their newfound enlightenment.