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Old Thu May 03, 2012, 12:21pm
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But he might appoint a Bad Call czar to oversee the umpires.
Come on Steve, are'nt you busy enough already?
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Old Thu May 03, 2012, 12:23pm
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How many "rounds" will he have to buy because of this one?

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Old Thu May 03, 2012, 02:16pm
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This is why the 90 degree angle mechanic can be flawed big time.

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This is why the 90 degree angle mechanic can be flawed big time.

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He *wasn't* 90 degrees, though. He was considerably more than 90 degrees.
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Old Thu May 03, 2012, 02:44pm
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Old Thu May 03, 2012, 02:47pm
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He *wasn't* 90 degrees, though. He was considerably more than 90 degrees.
I do not have a goniometer to know what actual degree he was in relationship to the bag. All I know if he was closer to the line, he would have seen clearly the foot being off the bag. He took his angle away and obviously seem to assume this was routine in nature.

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He looks to be about 45 degrees to me. Had he read the throw and adjusted better he could have gotten into a better position. But I also agree that 2-3 steps fair here would've been a much better angle.
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Old Thu May 03, 2012, 03:00pm
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He looks to be about 45 degrees to me. Had he read the throw and adjusted better he could have gotten into a better position. But I also agree that 2-3 steps fair here would've been a much better angle.
If straight-lined, he would be 180°.
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Old Thu May 03, 2012, 10:07pm
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I do not have a goniometer to know what actual degree he was in relationship to the bag. All I know if he was closer to the line, he would have seen clearly the foot being off the bag. He took his angle away and obviously seem to assume this was routine in nature.

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And then would miss a play where the foot was pulled off to the front of the base.

No position is the perfect one for all situations and all positions can be improved by taking a read step when necessary.
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Old Thu May 03, 2012, 11:12pm
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We've all missed reasonably close calls. A call missed this bad at the major league level, FIRED TOMORROW !!! INEXCUSABLE !!!
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Old Thu May 03, 2012, 11:17pm
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And then would miss a play where the foot was pulled off to the front of the base.

No position is the perfect one for all situations and all positions can be improved by taking a read step when necessary.
Here is the thing, there are not many plays that take place there that you cannot rule on properly. And even if that is the location of the play, then the PU is not in play either. And if a play takes place on the front side, then you can still see a guy this far off the bag. This was not a close play we are talking about, this was a very bad miss. I agree nothing is going to get them all, but if a play is on the front part of the bag, chances are the runner is affected and you have other things to see as well that will be obvious.

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Old Thu May 03, 2012, 11:26pm
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This is why the 90 degree angle mechanic can be flawed big time.

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This may show several things, but not that the 90 degree mechanic is flawed. He was no where near 90 degrees. Had he been, he'd have seen the pulled foot.
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Come on Steve, are'nt you busy enough already?
I do have a full plate keeping you in line, I must admit!
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From somebody else..."Read Step"
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