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Old Thu Oct 13, 2005, 07:54pm
Kaliix Kaliix is offline
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Re: Re: What would the NFHS ump do?

What is with this calling the ball dead stuff after a strike out? Do that and you are screwing the pooch worse than Eddings ever did.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by phillips.alex
[B][QUOTE]Originally posted by tmp44
[B]I don't know if Eddings knew the ball hit the ground, only for the simple fact of what he did the inning before on the third strike not caught...he waited until the tag was applied before the punch.

Here's a point that I don't think anyone has mentioned yet. Everyone is basing this one what Eddings did with the fist pump after the strike. But how did this affect the catcher's thinking that it was a strike 3/out? Watch the video again...THE CATCHER NEVER LOOKS BACK AT EDDINGS TO SEE THE FIST PUMP. HE IS ALREADY OUT OF THE SCREEN WHEN THE SIGNAL IS GIVEN. My guess is that Eddings must have verbalized strike and not out (if anything at all) and the catcher and batter just thought two different thing. Thoughts?

The proper NFHS mechanic I've always been taught is the fist pump for both strikes and outs. What would the HS ump do here?

[Edited by Kaliix on Oct 13th, 2005 at 11:06 PM]
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