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Old Wed Mar 14, 2007, 12:11pm
rwest rwest is offline
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Originally Posted by scottk_61
This application of common sense (as I see it) was taught to me a long time ago. It was also given to us at the pro camp I went to way back when I did that little ball thing.

It is good advice, and of all the times I used that idea I rarely had any arguement from the coaches.
It sounds to me that this theory is based on reducing the "arguments" we get from coaches when calls don't go their way. If we see an out, no matter how close and no matter if the defense turned what should have been an easy play into a close one, we should call the out. Its not our job to make the coaches happy. We're paid to enforce the rules and ensure a level playing field. This theory does neither.
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