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Originally posted by Carbide Keyman
I would have to agree with mcrowder. It seems to provide the defensive club with a distinct advantage.
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This appears to be case where 50% of the umpires would do one thing and 50% the other. Calling balls and strikes, safes and outs, fair and foul and anything else that comes up is the JOB of the umpire. If they did not hear me the first time I called him out on a dropped 3rd strike (when he can't run) they will surely hear me the second time. That's my job, to call an out when I see it. It seems some want to give an advantage to the offense, by not making sure the defense knows the batter is out. By calling it more than once some say we give advantage to the defense. I don't consider it giving advantage to either. It is simply making the call so "everybody" knows the batter is out.