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Rule #1 in umpiring: There are no perfect angles/positions to make calls.
Rule #2 in umpiring: Soemone will always think you should have been positioned somewhere else to make the call.
99% of the time, calls at first can be made from where he is positioned. A decade ago there was an MLB movement to take calls at first from just a step or two inside the line. They found that they were missing more calls and have adjusted accordingly. Evolutionary mechanics on display.
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