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Originally Posted by bniu
Does anyone know why the hammer is being used more widely in baseball? I'm an old school guy and I feel that strikes should be exclusively signaled with the point and the hammer should be reserved exclusively for outs. And besides, doesn't everyone remember the doug eddings controversy?
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That contorversy has nothing to do with using the hammer or the point and everything to do with not making a clear "no catch" (or "balls on the ground") call *after* the strike.