Steve
I did see the umps using the extra wide stance as you have mention and there was one ump a tall guy stance that was the widest I have ever seen his right foot on a right handed batter went all the way over to even with the left hand batter's box and the left foot was all the way to the end of the right handed batter's box. So I estimated that to be about 65 inches or 5 1/2ft almost. I am lucky to get my right foot line up with the middle of the plate and my left about half way into the right handed batter's box.
As for the announcers guy's and ladies I would suggest you do what I do when watching sports on TV and that is turn the sound down and dont listen to them unless I missed something when I had to get up. The announcers in all sports have become annoying and unknowing on what is actually going on that it is not worth listening to them anymore
JMO
Don
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