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Originally Posted by socalblue1
2SF is a lazy umpires mechanic! (Hint - do NOT get Jim Evans started on this topic unless you have a long to listen).
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You know, I love guys like you. You hear something from one person and think that it is a revelation from Mt. Sinai! Well, I don't care what Evans says, I am not an MLB umpire and at my age, I don't think I will become one. If you went to his school, that is wonderful! Just try and remember, Evans is not the "final" word in umpiring!
That said, NCAA was using this mechanic for many years and it cut down on many of those "questionable" calls. If you think it's a lazy way to umpire, that's fine. But at 54 years of age and arthritis setting in, I still make the calls and bust to the infield almost as fast as the young ones! I teach this mechanic along with the 90° because it resolves many of the problems related to pressure from F4 - you
do not need to go into foul territory to make a pressure call. The advantage is you can still bust in if needed there-by saving wear and tear on your plate man.
Lazy, son, you don't know what you are talking about so don't give me that "lazy" crap!