I still dont see a response to Pete's point, that being that you cannot just 'ignore' J/R, Evans, customs and usage, etc if you aim to be a quality umpire.
The statement 'if it aint in the rulebook I dont recognize it' is LLDan-esque in the extreme, and no real umpire truly believes that. Calling only by the rulebook is what the kiddies do.
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