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Originally Posted by Manny A
My opinion, based on the fact that the PU waited to signal anything until the catcher fielded the ball, was that the PU goofed and thought the area between the two boxes in front of home plate was foul territory. He yelled "FOUL, FOUL!" a couple of times. The proper mechanic if he felt the ball hit the bat a second time or the batter as he existed the box is to call "TIME!" (or "DEAD BALL!" in softball).
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I don't think we can judge bases on proper mechanics, even if we were experts on LL. The
timing you describe is very relevant.
Besides, while watching the game, I reran, frame by frame etc., and there was no contact with bat or BR. Anyway, the question is not about the call being wrong, not about mechanics; just about the subsequent process and decision.