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Originally Posted by RadioBlue
... As umpires, we are in the communication business. We must communicate what's occurred. {snap}
... It's an umpire's way of communicating what has occurred and what your ruling is.
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I agree that we must communcate what our ruling is. Pointing is the way to communicate that we indeed have a fair hitted ball.
There's no play on a runner, so a "SAFE" call is not to be given.
There is no difference in calling "a close no-catch" or "a fair hiited ball, down the line". So pointing fair, must be the propper way.
Maybe, just maybe, one can add a hand-signal to it, indicating a hop on the ground.
IMHO a SAFE-call, is not wanted. A verbal given call is asking for trouble!