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Originally posted by SRW
Actually, they (GH, BH, and GsC) did instruct us to call out "touch" or "catch" for our partner's benefit of watching the tag-up by the baserunners. Not that I agree with it (I agree with you on not calling it unless it's an out) but it was taught in our training.
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The problem with this is that by the time you get "touch" out of your mouth, the runner is legally gone and your partner may inappropriately rule them out.
I have seen this happen twice and I consider it a lazy man's mechanic. The mechanic is for the umpire responsible for a tag to use their eyes and not depend on someone else for the information. Is it always possible to see both at the same time? No, but setting up in the best position available and using your own eyes is a lot more reliable than waiting for someone else to feed you the information.