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Originally posted by Dakota
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Originally posted by BoomerSooner
A simple agreement with the base ump to rule no swing in this situation allows you to appeal the swing and stay with a ball call. Everybody is happy. ...nobody is the wiser.
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I know this kind of stuff goes on, complete with secret signals from the PU as to whether the appeal is "real" or not - the "I'm making the appeal, pard, but you need to back my call" signal.
I don't agree with this. If this is brought up at pre-game, I tell my partner that if he asks, I'm going with what I saw, and if I'm at the plate and I ask him, I want what he saw. No "none-the-wiser" stuff.
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I once worked a baseball game with an "old-timer." His secret signal was this:
"If I ask you 'did he swing?' give me what you see"
"If I as you by name, 'Dave, did he swing' you give me what I say"