[UmpJM]

TC,

That last post on "point of the plate" to 1BLX or 3BLX for positioning on plays at the plate is about the best description of the principles I've ever come across.

Kudos.

Also, nice job on the evaluation. My association has a "voluntary" evaluation program. If you want to paticipate, you sign up for it and pay less than half a game fee. Two of the senior guys come out and watch two different games (one at each) and write up an evaluation modeled on the NCAA evaluation form. I signed up last year, and it was probably the best ROI I've had on an investment in my brief umpiring career. Like yours, the write-ups were very thorough, specific, and comprehensive (well, OK, I didn't get any pictures with mine) - and incredibly helpful. Also, like yours, they weren't "sugar coated" - but, you should have a thick skin if you want to umpire.

JM

P.S. I concur with DG's observation as well.