[Sal Giaco]

Originally Posted by nickrego

I saw something new during an ESPN clip on baseball tonight. It happened really fast, so I can't even tell you what game it was.

They showed a Check Swing that was called a swing (and it was) by PU, for strike three.

The umpire's mechanic was something I had never seen before. He emphatically pointed at the batter with his Left hand, and rotated his Right Index finger in the air (like a home run signal). I'm sure he was also saying, "yes he went."

Anybody else use that mechanic ?

I usually just point with my left hand, and indicate an Out, while saying, "Yes he went."

That was Randy Marsh and that was an "old school" mechanic taught for check swing/strike three. Obviously things have changed but Randy still uses it once in a while.