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One thing that is certain - working 3-man, you MUST know what your partners are doing. I give it an extra 10 minutes pregame if working with ANYONE I've not worked with before. There are many things that people have learned over time that may differ from what you are used to, regardless of whether your way is "right" or "wrong".
3-man mechanics can look EXTREMELY beautiful to anyone who knows what they are seeing... if everyone's on the same page. They can also look EXTREMELY awful if anyone screws up.
The one thing that should never happen is for one of the 3 to get "crossed up". Pregame is imperative, and cover EVERYthing.
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"Many baseball fans look upon an umpire as a sort of necessary evil to the luxury of baseball, like the odor that follows an automobile." - Hall of Fame Pitcher Christy Mathewson
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