2 Mechanics Questions

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by MrUmpire

Most of those instances involve different rules, safety, consideration of age, assumption of players ability and and situation recognition

Rules and mechanics are two completely different things.

Originally Posted by MrUmpire

Can you describe one reason why the PBUC mechanic would not be "proper" for High School play? It recognizes the strike, the uncaught pitch, and it does not utilize anything that could be misinterpreted as an out signal until a tag is made.

It is a proper mechanic at all levels. It may not be universal. Feel free to not to use it.

Proper means that it is acceptable. I did not say the mechanic did not work or it would cause a problem. If you ask me, I have no idea why umpires feel that everything pro is wonderful. The training, expectations and even the number of umpires on the field are different.

The only mechanic I have ever used is one from the BU to give a very subtle signal if they see a ball caught or not. Not everyone uses it and not every situation it works. And based on what I have seen everyone at the pro level did not use one mechanic. Or the White Sox-Angels playoff situation might not have ever happen.

Peace