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Originally Posted by wadeintothem
OUt of curiosity though, which words do you believe you have been allowed to use by the immortal ASA to end a game?
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Scary stuff there Wade, but I'll only address this part...
There are no words that magically end the game. PU calling "Ballgame!" may be a polite way of informing the players, coaches, fans, etc that the ballgame is in fact over. But it is not A) necessary or B) authoritative. If an umpire utters this when the ballgame is not in fact over, the game is simply not over. If an umpire fails to utter this when the game IS in fact over, the game is still over.
The game ends itself. It's really that simple. The game is over when it ends. Words by the umpire do not effect that, they only publicize it.