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Old Thu Oct 29, 2009, 04:11pm
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Originally Posted by Kevin Finnerty View Post
I guess Gorman pumping the out three times before Rollins touched the bag is not enough for some.
Gorman only got a fist and half a pump in before the touch. He did get 3-4 pumps in before the catch at 1B. I put this out there knowing a flood of negative will probably come my way for it, but...

Wouldn't it have helped if Gorman had pointed in the direction of the catch, instead of just using the fist pump? I know some will see this as possibly calling a trap, but technically the signal for that would be a safe.
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