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Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA
An umpire who adjusted to the right instead of up, though up doesn't seem to give him any better a look that what he has. Probably using the Gerry Davis stance. . . .just kidding!
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I don't get the comment about the Gerry Davis stance, I assume that's an inside joke, however, he is not using the Gerry Davis stance, or at least not close to be being right.
The idea behind the Davis stance is to slide back, this umpire appears to be too close and also too low, if he was working higher, there's a better chance of seeing some of those pitches.
A lot of people especially in softball don't do the stance right, it is very easy to learn and whole lot easier to work.
I got marked down at the world series for it last year simply because the evaluators thought it was a "baseball" stance, which is too bad because before the tournament, they told everyone to go with what got them there, for me, that's the Davis stance.
I personally use it at all levels of softball and baseball, and, I'd encourage everyone to use it.
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