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Old Tue Apr 12, 2011, 01:06am
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Originally Posted by MikeStrybel View Post
In January, the NCAA's Tom Hiler spent a good bit of time explaining the voluntary release of the ball at first base and the need for umpires to watch for it rather than stare at the base (as has been habit for the past few decades).
In what country? In the 1990''s Dave Yeast, then NCAA umpire coordinator was teaching the same technique the pro schools were teaching, "look up and find the ball before making your call."
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