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Old Sat Nov 03, 2007, 09:04am
IRISHMAFIA IRISHMAFIA is offline
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Originally Posted by Ref Ump Welsch
Even the swinging strikes? My UIC here said not to verbalize the swinging strikes, especially in slow-pitch. Rationale: why embarrass them with the fact they swung and missed a slow pitch?
Why embarass a SP player on a swing and miss? Ever work a one-pitch tournament when the big mouth, smart-*** player does that?

Well, okay, but the temptation is there!

An umpire should verbalize the strike on a swing that may be questionable (check swing). As a matter of consistency, I do "verbalize" the strike on a swing and miss, but not at an audible level. Sorta like giving an IF indicator when working a one-umpire game.
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