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Originally Posted by Manny A
Where in the world are the umpires' heads when they use the scissors that it would increase injuries? Aren't they still in the slot? I'm confused. I don't ever see the scissors anymore since I moved over from baseball, and I really never paid attention during the WCWS.
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The CCA Manual points out the differences on page 37.
"All of the stances except the Scissors Stance require
you to position your head in the slot in order to see the outside corner. The Scissors Stance has you position your inside ear on the inside corner of the plate with an ubobsrtucted view of the entire plate. This should be your starting position and adjust only when the batter is legally crowding the plate and/or the catcher is legally setting up inside, in order to see the pitch.
This is a situational mechanic, not a starting position for every batter. You need to be set when the pitch is released and if you need to, adjust your position for a better view." (bolded as is from CCA 2014 Manual)
I assume this means putting your eyes over the inside half of the plate. That said, the umpires I noticed using the scissors this season still seemed to be pretty well in the slot (outside ear[away from batter] on inside edge of plate).
I don't work the scissors, so I can't comment: Can you see from the slot using the scissors? I don't know why you couldn't, other than the manual says to do otherwise.