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The foul tip mechanic is not a useless mechanic. It should be used as a communication mechanic between umpires.
We often have to rely on our base umpire(s) to let us know if the ball was caught or dropped on a 3rd strike in the dirt - because we get blocked out.
The same is true with a foul tip, if the batter tips a pitch that skips in the dirt before the catcher catches it and we don't see it, the ball is obviously foul. The PU signals that he has a foul tip and if anything goofy were to happen the BU could then indicate that it was a foul ball instead of a foul tip.
Last edited by midamumpire; Mon Jul 14, 2008 at 08:25am.
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