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Originally Posted by BretMan
Another mechanic used by "thousands" of umpires- well, maybe not "thousands", since I haven't personally observed "thousands" doing it, and doubt that you have either- is to announce the location of the pitch, as in "too high", "outside" or, my favorite, "deep".
Since I've seen a lot of umpires do this, does that make it the right thing to do?
If I decide to start using that mechanic in my games, because I feel that it adds something for the participants, does that make it a proper mechanic?
Is this mechanic any more right or wrong than using a non-standard signal to describe the location of the pitch?
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The manual advises against verbally describing the location of a ball outside the strike zone.
It says nothing about a visual signal concerning the ball hitting the plate.