My father and I had this argument a few times. He'd volunteer to be home plate ump at our little league games.
I'm like why are you umping behind the pitchers mound ? He said I'm bat blind. I said you are in the way of a hit up
the middle and in the way of the short stop and 2nd baseman fielding areas . He never got hit in the jewels, I told him
if you are bat blind,don't be a HP ump.