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With regards to ball four - when I call a pitch a ball I say, "Ball" UNLESS it's ball four, then I say, "Ball four". Every now and then, with a runner on first and a full count, a catcher will ask me to "give me a quick and loud "ball four" if that's what the pitch is" - so he doesn't have to make a quick throw to second if it's not necessary. I oblige as best I can (that timing thing is involved...). If that makes me "umpirically" (yes, I made that word up) incorrect, I don't care.
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