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Old Tue Jun 15, 2010, 09:40pm
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Originally Posted by chuckfan1 View Post
i agree with you on 2 & 3...... However on a no-catch..... I believe you should just be going with a safe signal........no verbal needed. Similar to a verbal/mechanic on a foul ball, and just the mechanic on a fair ball. If your yelling fair and foul , could sound the same to the players. Same with verbalizing no-catch. The players might believe you said "catch" in some form.

Ball is foul, verbalize with mechanic...everyone stops .... Ball is fair......mechanic, everyone keeps going because they didnt hear anything.

Ball is caught, verbalize with mechanic,
ball is not caught, safe mechanic....
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