By Mike Schulte - Angelswin.com contributorThe Angels went into interleague play this season with a 28-29 record despite the consistent play of one of the top catchers in baseball Jeff Mathis. It was on June 12th that Mathis tried a stunning almost unheard of strategy behind the plate, squatting lower. Although this has led to a league leading number of passed balls and has made it so even my grandmother can steal a base off of Mathis, umpires and Angels pitchers rave about Mathis’ new mind bottling strategy at catcher. Umpire Joe West recently stated, “It is truly amazing being behind home plate with Mathis catching. It is almost like he is not even there. Now only if I could see over fat ass stomach I might be able to see what is going on out there. Ever since Mathis developed his low squat, umpires have a microscopic .000001% MCP (missed call percentage) when Mathis is catching. Angels skipper Mike Scioscia said “Jeffy’s new low squat is without a doubt one of the main reasons f...
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