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I give a verbal on every pitch. When I call a ball, I say it about loud enough for the catcher and batter to hear me.
I used to only give a verbal on strikes and say nothing on balls, until I was told that all pitches not hit deserved a call. I try to keep my verbal inflection the same whether the pitch just misses being a strike or flies over everybody's head.
I also used to say "Ball....four" on the fourth ball. Last year, I was presented with this scenario:
R1 on first, 2-2 count on the batter, PU says "ball four" on the next pitch. R1 heads to second, BR heads to first, defense makes no play on either runner. PU is made aware of his mistake and the correct count, brings the BR back to the plate to complete the at-bat. What do you do with R1? No matter which way you go, you are going to hear about it from one coach or the other.
Better to just say "ball" and not add any numbers.
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