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Originally Posted by GA Umpire
I think it just tells them that the umpire is not the one who is calling "Time" and further adamantly shows to stop play instead of just putting up a hand and hoping F1 sees it before he throws an 85 mph fastball at an unsuspecting F2 or batter.
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I don't know about others, because I've seen it happen too often with some partners, but I have never held up my hand to call Time. I always step out from behind the plate and yell "Time" while holding up both arms.
A long time back under FED rules, there was a "Do Not Pitch" signal, wherein the ball was still alive while you held up your right hand in a "stop sign" fashion. They finally changed it to the OBR way which automatically kills the ball when a stop sign is given. After this was changed, the only time I put up a stop sign is to signal that the ball is not ready to put back in play, followed by the point at the pitcher and announcing "Play."