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[fitump56]

Originally Posted by RPatrino

A small detail, on a pop up near the plate, don't look for the ball first thing. Locate the catcher and he will take you to the ball.

Old school BS, you do so, you'll enjoy a cat quick catcher sandiwich for your helmet/mask.

Drop step first then..........

The ones who have me on their Ignore List you will detect easily, missing this gem of wisdom, next year they will have their two front teeth missing.

[fitump56]

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Originally Posted by fitump56
You can tell good timing from a still shot with no field view? Congrats. I see bad habits.

Originally Posted by msavakinas

yes i can. whoever is in the picture has good timing because they waited a second obviously before coming out of the stance and giving a firm strike call with a verbal (you can tell he just said it) simultaneously, Which is what is wanted in the hierarchy of baseball nowadays.

I sooooooo care about the hierarchy of baseball. Bananaduck ought to know the game is on the field not showboating for the camera (which appears to be anything but a happenstance btw). I mean if you can see that there are (not) runners, that Mr.Bananaduck is (not) paying attention to, the intelligence agencies have several million to pay over for your remote viewing and photo-vision peripheral skills.

[gordon30307]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

So he's in the show. What does that have to do with mechanics? My mechanics were always better than McClelland's and I wasn't a pro umpire. I was only speaking of his mechanics, not of his overall umpiring abilities or his longetivity in the major leagues.

He's certainly not as flamboyant as others in terms of calling safe, outs, balls and strikes. So what's the big deal. That's his style. Tell me you don't like his style. I'm sure you're a fine umpire, a good partner and do an excellent job, however, I don't think your mechanics are better than McClellans. If his mechanics were poor he never would have made it to the show.

[umpjim]

Hey ump JM, I was at that Desert Classic with you. You should remember me, I had no clue, Jim Evan's level 4, now level 3; But; I still do have a critique point: I don't like grey ball bags, you should be using black or blue.

Certified level 3 ump

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by gordon30307

He's certainly not as flamboyant as others in terms of calling safe, outs, balls and strikes. So what's the big deal. That's his style. Tell me you don't like his style. I'm sure you're a fine umpire, a good partner and do an excellent job, however, I don't think your mechanics are better than McClellans. If his mechanics were poor he never would have made it to the show.

Better is in the eye of the beholder. My mechanics were always sharp, crisp, and professional looking. Better than McClelland's? I don't know. My evaluators usually praised them pretty well, but I never got to show them off in a side-by-side with McClelland's, so I guess it's a moot point.

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by Steven Tyler

You're just going to have to put some video on here so we can take a look see..........

Yeah, just like our buddy up north! Then we can have a sleepover. And make smores.

I sure everyone would get a kick out of watching my fat a$$ run around on a ball field showing my mechanics. What a sight!