ASA Robot Umpires

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Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

I just don't agree with the "this is where you need to be, end of story" mentality. I would hope that doesn't exist anywhere, but from how some umpires act on the field, it certainly seems that their mind is on the position, not the play.

Mike,

I agree with a lot of what you say. ASA needs to make their mechanics as simplistic as possible for the vast majority of umpires that call league ball every night, have no desire to move up the ladder but are very happy doing what they do. And I have a great deal of respect for these people. They are the backbone of umpiring in the country.

However, you never answered my question earlier. When is the last time you looked at an NCAA manual? The 3rd base line extended position is used for swipe tags. Not for every play at the plate. You keep saying this is the only position they want their umpires to use and that is not correct. Again, when was the last time you looked at a manual. It has changed drastically over the past few years.