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Just another two cents..
When a batter-runner is out by 15 feet at first,...everyone in the park knows he's out. But umpires from MLB on down still give a casual out mechanic. Why? To complete the cycle. Pitchers pitches..batter hits...F4 fields...and F3 recieves. And 1BU gives the signal. Next....
When Ive sat down near the dugout, I could even hear the 1BU say.."Thats an out".... doesnt say it demonstrably, just in combo with the mechanic.
Whats wrong with signaling the out. casual but firm (dont do the macarena)........and a verbal "Batters out"...one time.
Everyone knows the BR is out on that groundball. And everyone should know the batter is out in this case when 1st is occupied with less than two out. But as we see, they dont always.
So, if we give a casual out at first on the grounder...why not give one here...with a verbal.."batters out". Everyone knows the Batter is out, or they should. We are just completing the cycle....next.
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