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Old Tue Mar 13, 2007, 05:33pm
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Originally Posted by canadaump6
I'm wondering what the reason is for the plate umpire not being able to make the call on a check swing in the first place. I'd have thought that the plate umpire would have a better view of whether or not the batter checked his swing, just cause he's so much closer.

Holy Maple Leaf! You don't get it.

The PU DID MAKE A CALL. He called the pitch a ball because the pitch was not in the strike zone and he didn't believe the batter "went."
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