Tue Aug 12, 2008, 04:30pm
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In Memoriam
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Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: Houghton, U.P., Michigan
Posts: 9,953
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Originally Posted by waltjp
One thing I've never been accused of is rushing my calls when working the plate. I'm down, track the ball, judge ball or strike and either announce 'ball' and pause before rising, or rise and verbalize 'strike' (or something like that) while pointing.
When I say I feel rushed it's because I'm hammering as I'm rising, not waiting until I'm upright.
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I verbalize [or not], then rise, then signal [or not.]
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