Thread: IFF wipeoff
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Old Thu Jun 26, 2008, 12:07pm
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Originally Posted by Dakota
While I appreciate your confidence, we are all subject to the occasional brain cramp!

I'm not particularly a proponent of the wipe off, but, a game this past weekend has be thinking about his...

23U tournament championship game. I'm on the bases. PU and I have never worked together before. We've been using the IFF / wipe off signals the whole game.

R1 on 3rd, R2 on 2nd. 1 out. Batter reaches 1B (don't remember how, but no outs on the play and no runs score). PU signals IFF situation. I mirror.

Next batter strikes out. I signal "wipe off"; partner ignores. I think "uh oh." Wild pitch, run scores, leaving runners on 2B and 3B. Partner NOW signals "wipe off." Sheesh... dodged THAT bullet!
Ha!
Well, that sitch sorta encourages the act of not using the *wipe off*, methinks.
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