Three Man Mechanics:

[Jerry]

Luke,
When you say "that depends on the crew", I suppose there are those groups that would want to do things their own way; but I'm not sure why. Unless they always and only work together, they'd each be at a disadvantage when working with two other umpires who go by the written mechanics.

I'm just curious on why one specific crew would "buck the system"? Wouldn't that open you up to criticism by evaluators and/or coaches that know what the proper mechanics should be?

Furthermore, assuming the man/woman in the "B" or "C" position has responsibilities for a balk call (from the waist down) and for the runners on base (for possible interference/obstruction), wouldn't making him responsible for checked swings interfere at least a little bit with those responsibilities?


Jerry