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Originally Posted by Andy
I'm with Steve on this one...I just don't see the value of the "foul tip" signal. It's treated the same as a swinging strike and, usually, everybody knows that the batter swung.
I think this is leaking over from baseball  but I tend to agree with not having a signal for a foul tip and just using the hammer to indicate a strike. |
If "everybody knows that the batter swung", using your and others' logic, why give a hammer?
I'd be willing to bet that many college umpires who argue against the foul tip signal now would have argued for it back when it was part of the collegate manual. Funny how these things go.