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[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by tomegun

This is funny! He is actually arguing for ball watching.

Actually it's more sad than funny. I'm amazed at the number of people that try to rationalize away their "ball-watching" by using the old "get the call right" excuse. Maybe it would be easier to just reverse the 2-man mechanics to keep 'em happy. The Trail takes everything below the foul line extended on his side including the lane, and the Lead takes everything about it. That's basically what they're advocating anyway.

I'm also kinda interested in understanding the logic behind why an official 20 feet away from a trainwreck has a much better view of it than an official 6 feet away from it.

Please note that I'm not talking about the very odd time that you should reach and help out your partner. These situations just don't come up that often. I'm talking about ball watching, the same as you, which is exactly what David Rinke et al are advocating.