My only comment on this is that if I was playing, and an umpire actually told me that, I'd be SURE to tug them and say, "Sorry bout that, sir", as I know this umpire is a 3rd degree OOO, and even the slightest nothing is going to set this guy against me. It's hard enough to get on base without pissing off the umpire, right?
If my PU told me, as BU, that he'd had to warn a player about this, though, I'm sure my comment would be, "You did WHAT?!?! You're kidding, right?"
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