dropped third strike- new mechanic?

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Originally Posted by Jim Porter

So, UES, what have I missed?

You didn't miss anything. I just can't understand why such a simple, straight forward mechanic, takes up 2 pages of posts. The only people who complicate this mechanic are certain MLB umpires... who because of personal style, choose to screw things up.

[Jim Porter]

Originally Posted by UES

You didn't miss anything. I just can't understand why such a simple, straight forward mechanic, takes up 2 pages of posts. The only people who complicate this mechanic are certain MLB umpires... who because of personal style, choose to screw things up.

There are two pages on this topic because who we have coming here to learn are mostly umpires of amateur games. Most have not gone to pro school. Most don't even know a pro umpire to answer their questions. Not everyone has heard of this mechanic, and anything they have heard has been through the grapevine and has gone through so many people that it gets changed over time. By the time if filters down to them it doesn't quite resemble the original instruction.