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Originally Posted by mbcrowder
I can see the utility of this SOMETIMES on a 90 foot diamond. I don't think things move slow enough to make this effective on a 60 foot diamond. Also, I think the amount of "preparation" needed by PU for a play at the plate is way less than those BB guys are imagining. OTOH, I believe the MLB umpires are trying to move almost 135 degrees around the catcher to make this call, when the normal mechanic on a small diamond is only 45 degrees ... a step or two tops.
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You cannot compare a response to what happens in MLB. Those fields ALWAYS have lines. More than 75% of my games, FP or SP don't have lines and when they do, they are usually off center
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