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Originally posted by ChuckElias
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Originally posted by mick
Strikes are "guessed". Balls are "guessed". Tags are "guessed". Outs are "guessed". Catches and drops are "guessed". Replays are "guessed".
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All those things are judgments based on what the umpire sees. There is no way that the plate ump saw the ball hit the ground. Zero possibility. It wasn't a judgment, it was a guess.
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He did not see the ball caught.
He judged the pitch was an uncaught third strike.
He signalled "live ball".
He signalled a strike.
The catcher fell asleep.
Oh, my!