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Originally posted by SC Ump
2. If a fielder is camped out underneath the ball, tapping his glove and then at some point "scampers" to some other spot and catches the ball on the first bounce, my opinion is that was an fly that could have been caught by an infielder under ordinary effort (if he had not have been show boating.) Your job is to protect the offense from a cheap double play.
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Yes, yes, yes! If a fielder is camped out underneath the ball, tapping his glove and then at some point "scampers" to some other spot and catches the ball on the first bounce, my opinion is that was an fly that could have been caught by an infielder under ordinary effort (if he had not have been show boating.) Your job is to protect the offense from a cheap double play.
Mike,
Isn't the standard IF signal for the BU right fist raised high like the old beginning of the hammer?
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