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Originally Posted by umpire99
I heard a coach asking my partner to watch for the pitcher not coming to a stop when in the set position. My partner said, "I have been watching. He is borderline."
What is "borderline"? To me, either he stops or he does not stop. There is no gray area here. I did not interject my opinion because it was not askef for in this situation.
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It is whatever the person talking wants to make it mean. Yes either they stop or the do not stop. But you also do not want to make a call that is so questionable that we have to watch slow-motion replay to determine one way or the other. As the now passed Dave Parry used to say, "Make it be there." Or what other sports say, "Call the obvious." If you call the obvious it is harder for anyone to question the minor stuff.
Peace