I'm with you all the way, Bob. I try to point and call "Play" after every dead ball. At the "little shavers'" level, as you pointed out, that's not always possible.
BTW . . . I went to a Toledo Mud Hens game recently and of course watched the umpires. They pointed at EVERY foul ball, no matter how far or obvious it was, they hustled into every single play and they verbalized and pointed every "Play" after every dead ball. There was no doubt whatsoever if the ball was live or not.
As amateur umps, we should probably get in the practice of doing the same thing. It brings much more professionalism and enthusiasm to the game.
Jerry
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