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Only have your slant of events here, not sating you are embellishing, but we don't have both sides of the issue. This will limit my answers at least
#1, The call should have been whatever the umpire saw, regardless of how long he took to make it. The position of the bat really makes no difference unless the position appears to be an offer. The position of the ball was probably the reason PU called a strike. He must have judged it to have been in the zone, or a swing by the batter. Should he have asked for help? If he judged pitch a strike, no. On a check swing, maybe but not mandatory.
#2 If you aren't sure why batter #2 was ejected, neither am I. Can make no comment here.
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