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]Originally posted by mcrowder
kind of agree with Garth and Tee as well.
My point was that we are not there to direct either team. Whatever your NORMAL mechanic on strike three, DON'T change it between a normal D3K and a D3K with someone on first.
There's a difference between a "Normal" strike three and an uncaught third strike. In a "Normal" strike three mechanic, everyone in the park knows it's strike three and the batter is out. No need to add insult to injury by vocalizing. The batter along with everyone else knows he/she is out.
Now the dropped third strike.
As a former player, insticts take over regardless of the situation. When you as a batter see F2 drop a third strike, instictively you start to run towards first. This happens at every age level even in the BIGS.
As an umpire IMO we should tell everyone what is going on. A simple batter is out is all that is needed. No need to go crazy but a verbalized out call is appropriate. IMO we are not "intervening" ourselves into the game.
Side Note: Papa C et al, IMO this topic would make for a good series of articles. Perhaps the topic could read Verbalization of Calls or something along those lines.
Pete Booth
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