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Old Tue Mar 28, 2006, 12:59am
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Originally Posted by BuggBob
Why? I'll tell you why. Had a very good Utrip pitcher, swatting at bugs, between the legs, behind the back, faking the whole works. He asks me "What's the count?" I look down at my indicator just as in time to see the catcher catch the ball. Could have been a strike, but I was not looking (neither was the batter).

Bugg
I would then call "No Pitch". The pitcher distracted you by asking you the count and before letting you reply (99% of us would look at our indicator), he pitched the ball probably knowing you wouldn't be looking.
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