Stealing home

[Warren Willson]

For those who might be tempted to believe that it is possible to "focus on the pivot foot" while at the same time also focusing on the point of release of a pitch, let me say that it is scientifically IMPOSSIBLE for you to be able to focus on BOTH things at the same time.

Either you focus on the point of release of the pitch, so you can track the pitch all the way to the glove, or you focus on the pivot foot and give up on calling the pitch. Any GOOD, EXPERIENCED umpire knows that to be true. OTOH, any umpire with 1 year's experience 20 times over wouldn't understand that point.

Don't be fooled by a bunch of semi-plausible rhetoric. Words don't increase in value by virtue of their numbers! Some people will say anything to ensure they have the last word on a subject. This has been mine.

Cheers