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Old Fri May 04, 2012, 01:14am
JRutledge JRutledge is offline
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Originally Posted by MrUmpire View Post
That spot was never position to take that call in any mechanic system.

You are so intent to fault the 90 degree positioning that you are using that argument when the umpire wasn't close to 90 degrees.

He was lazy in that he never adjusted to the throw.
I am not intent on anything, just stating that that was once taught and this appears to be the way this umpire was taught. This was the standard when I first started and I still see MLB umpires doing this or old timers. And I disagreed with the lazy comment because it was not about being lazy, it was using a flawed system. I do not care if you disagree, but that is my take on the play.

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