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Old Mon Mar 12, 2007, 05:42pm
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Originally Posted by canadaump6
What is the reason for plate umpires not making the call on the check swing in the first place? Do they usually get blocked by the catcher, are they more focused on whether the ball was in the strike zone, or do they not want to give the teams something else to argue with them about?
They have made a call. They've called the pitch a ball.
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