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Tee's general remark applies to two camps regarding calling pitches. However, Gibson talks more than even Tee's talking camp would. This raises the point that MLB umpires are excellent umpires who do not always use (or need to use) standard pro mechanics (that is, the mechanics taught in professional umpire school).
I take two lessons from this point: (1) Do not imitate MLB umpires and expect to have pro mechanics in every case. (2) MLB umps sometimes do what they do in order to innovate, and some of that filters down to the schools and ends up as "best practices." At that point, pro mechanics evolve. But for my part, I won't adopt it until after filtering, mainly because I trust the "filterers" more than myself to judge what really works for 2-man and 3-man systems.
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mb
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