Can anyone explain the theory behind the superwide stance?

[Rachel]

That Japanese catcher Jumped all over the place. The angle of the camera tells us so little. That goes for us trying to call strike zone from the TV. We know that you cannot tell ball-strike from where the camera is, or the dugout, or the stands.

I don't even think that that is a super wide stance in that picture. It looks like your standard college stance that is taught. That can't be Bryan Smith.

Bryan Smith is 6'5" and if he did a squat he would chew his knees up within a year. Seems to work for him though he's one of the best official in the world.