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Originally Posted by wadeintothem

There is nothing confusing about them. Of course not. They are robotic in appearance. For many they are forced and appear so. And for many, uncomfortable.

The reason obvious.

I dont prefer "individuality" for just individualities sake.

God, Momma, and McDonalds made us each different, and were we able to do a more comfortable mechanic if it suited us better, an umpire would be that much better.

I dont prefer the knee when calling pitches, but some do. Some call better from the knee. So its absurd to not allow that. So Call better from Gerry Davis. SOmetimes, because of a catchers big dome, Gerry Davis is quite good.

MLB and NCAA have recognized that fact. ASA chooses, once again, to maintain an inferior method.

ASA thinks they discovered the new and improved method handling it.. something the MLB hasnt thought of which could improve MLB calling and that is: dont let them call where they are more comfortable.. force them to an inferior (for them) position.

Thats ASA's idea of improving their umpires. Forcing them to be inferior in the methods for the sake of "uniformity".

Robotics, not mechanics - leading to a degraded performance (for many)

Yada, yada, yada......I think it is absolutely amazing that you can make so many observations that are contrary to my 20+ years of softball experience with ASA and ISF.

Go figure!