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When I began doing this as a college kid in 1957, calling intramural ball, I thought you had to be quick and decisive.
I did too, but we didn't simply make up such mechanics. Before some point in mid/late-1960s, MLB umpires called strikes before they hit the mitt, and made out calls practically instantaneously. Films from those days show umpire mechanics quite different from today's. They made many calls at 1B, for example, from just on the foul side of the running lane, a foot or two past the bag.
After many years and zillions of games, I still have to remind myself to wait.
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