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Originally Posted by Sal Giaco
Guys,
Trust me when I say do NOT POINT - it looks real bad. The only time you could point is on a swipe tag OUT at first base where you would say "On the tag, he's out". And you only do that on a close tag play. You DON'T point on run down tags, (because it's obvious he was out on the tag - it's not a force), never point on a tag where the fielder drops the ball (regardless if safe or out) and NEVER point at a play when the tag was missed.
I don't mean to sound negative but you guys sound like a bunch of umpires from the 1950's that used to point at everything. Do you guys also use your thumbs when calling people out?
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There's one other place where I've headed off potential arguments/discussions by using a point -- on a play at first where the fielder stretches and comes off the bag quickly and ends up 3 feet from the bag by the time everyone else looks down at him -- a simple, "He held the bag. He's out" while pointing at the bag doesn't hurt anyone.