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Originally Posted by bkbjones
The main reason I do a double flip
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Now, that would be worth a few sheckles to see!!
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almost always (sometimes I don't...if the UIC says one flip, it's one flip) is a throwback to the honor of the old original Knickerbocker Rules. rule 3 says, among other things (and this is a paraphrase) that the two teams will toss to determine who calls it, and then there is a second toss.
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Sort of like touching one base and sitting down on a HR. Either you are running or you're not.
If you are going to designate the heads/tails, just go with that flip. Why bother with a second?
My team use to walk to the pre-game and ask the other team if they wanted the hammer. Usually stunned, but most said yes. No flip necessary. We figured that if we couldn't outscore them in 7 innings, being first or last was irrelevant as if we didn't succeed, we didn't deserve to win the game.