Cookie, you pose any question that comes to mind and you'll get lots of great input from many umpires who have had decades of experience. Remember that a written forum such as this doesn't allow for an instant face-to-face dialog, so you and the people responding don't get the benefit of vocal emphasis and inflection that we have in normal conversations. That means some posters will post with one intention, and others will read those posts with different interpretations. Don't take very much on this board personally - read it all, glean the valuable information, and discard the chaff. And as I have said for years relative to umpiring, "Consider the source".
Enjoy!
JJ
PS Remember you have an Ignore button, too!
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