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Old Wed Jun 23, 2010, 02:14pm
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Originally Posted by vcblue View Post
Personally I state "foul ball" and if it was not obvious I will point to the batter in the box and say "Hit her in the box". 99.9% of the coaches and players know what I mean.

However, last year I was told by a rookie blue from a different district that I was doing it wrong. That I must call "Dead Ball"-Point and say, "Hit her in the box"-Then follow up with "Foul Ball". To me this seems redundant.
Old umpire story:

PU: Foul! Hit her in the box!
Batter: No, Blue, it hit me in the foot.

Don't know if it's true or not, but it kept me from ever saying "in the box." :-)
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