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For all those piling on Rap here...
Ever have a complete brain fart / regrettable moment on the field? I sure have. It has nothing to do with lazy umpiring and everything to do with a mental block that hit at a bad time. The human brain is so complex its amazing it doesn't happen more. You pile on him like he is a lazy, bad umpire just because some neurons didn't fire correctly and it left him looking bad.
I don't know Ed well. But I'd bet dollars to donuts that if HE were sitting in the crowd watching YOUR game and YOU had a mental hiccup, he'd be patting you on the back in the parking lot and talking to you about how to make sure it doesn't happen again. Would never even THINK about throwing labels on you the way you all have on here.
And for those actually interested in the umpiring side of it...
We discussed going past 90 degrees in another thread and that being the new philosophy in PBUC and MLB. It especially helps with short flips. Get wide and see the receiving side of the glove. You have to take in big picture all with your eyes on those plays. If you get caught focusing too much on the bag on these sorts of plays you will be more likely to miss them. Increase distance, go past 90 (less than 90), see the open side of the glove.
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