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Originally Posted by jimpiano
And for a while.
Came from usage dating back to the 60's...maybe longer.
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All good, worthwhile signs make their way into the book. Bill Klem was said to have looked like someone picking posies back when he was among the first (but definitely not the first) to use his right arm/hand to signify a strike.
But obviously SOME signs DO NOT GET CODIFIED because they are useless, or unprofessional, or some other perfectly good reason that would keep them from being used oustide a sandlot -- and certainly not in championship play. In fact, I'm sitting here smiling thinking of how Larry Montgomery, who is a very nice man, would get madder than a (your cliche here) if someone sprang that ol' double fist pump on him at, say, Men's Class A Final.
If nothing else, there would be an empty hotel bed somewhere...