Wed Aug 22, 2007, 02:55pm
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In Memoriam
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Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: Houghton, U.P., Michigan
Posts: 9,953
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Originally Posted by ChucktownBlue
Flair to a swinging third strike? That's friggin' nuts!
How about a big windup with a verbal "You're OUT, 'cause you swung at a ball in the dirt, so go home and learn how to hit!"
Now that would be some flair. Seriously, I'd tell him I'm not there to show up the batter after he Ks. That's just stupid, bush-league umpiring.
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The way I read Klokard was more like:
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Originally Posted by Klokard
... You are "encouraged" to add flair to your called and [to your] swinging 3rd strike. It's a "do it our way or not at all" feeling. That could be why you see some of the mechanics that you're seeing. JMHO.
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