Thread: Who's on third?
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Old Mon Jan 22, 2007, 10:12pm
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Originally Posted by Tim C
IF I were the Minor League instructor I would say to you the following:

"Mr. Patrino the answer is obvious . . . if you, as an umpire, REALLY believe in "angle over distance" think about this play . . . the PU, no matter HOW FAR FROM THE PLAY has the "angle" for the call over the BU WHO WILL NEVER have the Angle!"

The MiLB instructor is simply testing those that say "angle over distance" and this is an excellent example of that concept.

Regards,
Remember, this wasn't a MiLB instructor, this was an independent league supervisor.
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