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Originally posted by thumpferee
I am BU in A.
Pitch comes in and batter pulls back but leaves hands out there. He was choking up on the bat, why I don't know, and all my P and I hear is "ting". We both called it a foul ball. (no it did not go fair!)
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These questions have to be asked. If you were in A (or B, or C, or D, or E, or F, or anywhere but behind the plate), why did you call foul ball? Did the ball end up going past the front edge of 1st base? Did you make your call only after your partner came to you for confirmation? What would have happened if you had called foul and your partner had come up awarding 1st base on the HBP?
Might I suggest; throw your hands up and say "Dead ball". Then let your partner decide HBP or foul ball.