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Rich, I have a J/R manual and know what they say. I am confused because I saw two plays this year that had MLB umpires not call it that way. Both involved stumbles over first base and made the SC top plays of the day. In both, first was not touched. In one, the 1B slapped his mitt on first and the umpire called the runner out after he was rolling well past the base. In the other, the umpire called him out after Pujols was told by his pitcher that the guy never touched. He spun around and tagged him while he was laying on the ground in foul territory. He was called out.
The J/R mechanic doesn't make sense for little kids if they don't call it that way in the pros that's all. I respect your opinion, and know why it could be called that way, but it wasn't called in the pros and shouldn't be called like that for the little ones. It's a time waster.
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