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Originally Posted by Rachel
There are lots of groups trying for a slice of the pie. They need to try and differentiate themselves from the standard. I really don't like the idea of all the different shirts. People are just trying to make a buck off of us by selling shirts.
I am kind of a mechanics freak. However, I was at a high level high school game last night that the plate umpire wore no shin guards, no plate(steel toe) shoes and a beanie cap. He sometimes worked on the outside shoulder of the catcher and to be honest with you did a great job.
The teams really just want the umpires to get the calls right.
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Had something similar at a tournament a couple years ago. Had an umpire sent that worked HS. On the plate, he was about 4' behind the catcher and never moved out of the RH slot. There was no way he could see the plate and I would have to guess he was calling the pitch out in front. However, after observing him, he did a pretty good job.
He worked HS ball in SteveM's general area, but told me no one had ever told him to get up on the catcher and change slots with the LH batters. Scary.