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When I first started umping, many seasons ago, the question of taking the sign off the rubber came up. One grizzled vet said "Don't worry about it". A catcher said "I'm not giving him signs - he only throws one pitch". And what if the "signs" are not standard signs (fingers) - what if they are touches of other body parts? If I can't figure out which signs are legitimate, I can't penalize the pitcher for taking signs off the rubber. Of course, if it's obvious, I'll tell him "Hey, take the sign on the rubber". But I'm an umpire, and not a very smart one at that (according to some coaches), so IMHO it's much ado about nothing....that mountain out of a mole hill thing.
JJ
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