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Originally posted by ozzy6900
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I do not agree with "No, he didn't go" and I do not teach it. "Ball" is all you need to say. Then when your partner gives you what he has, you do not look bad.
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You may not teach it, but the professional schools, as well as the PBUC Manual, do instruct that specific mechanic:
All decisions on checked swings shall be called loudly and clearly by the plate umpire. If the pitch is a ball and the batter does not swing at the pitch, the mechanic to be used by the plate umpire is: "Ball; no, he didn't go." If the pitch is a ball but the batter commits on the check swing, the mechanic to be used is: "Yes he went," while pointing directly at the batter and then coming up with the strike motion.
-- PBUC Manual, 1.12
So, if you're working with partners who have received instruction consistent with professional instruction, you won't have a problem with how it looks, except possibly to the ignorant, and who cares what they think?