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Originally Posted by Rich Ives
Don't do anything other than what you normally do. Don't tip off the defense by hanging around.
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Well, you have to hang around, but slowly walking off while making sure your services won't be needed further won't tip anyone off.
Personally, I find rolling the balls towards a dugout rude, but I recognize it's a regional thing and perfectly reasonable umpires do this in other parts of the country. I don't give them to a coach, either. Either they go back in the box of baseballs, they go to a ball boy, or last resort, I give them to a player.
And I agree with the announcing of "ball game" being something that should be on one of Tee's lists of something you should never do.