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Originally Posted by waltjp
Of course the PU calls ball and strikes but following your line of thinking there is no need for check swing appeals.
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That is not following my line of thinking. I have no problem with appeals. In fact, I love them and always grant them even in FED.
My comment referred to a situation where PU, with an unobstructed view of the batter, failed to see even an attempt at a swing (because he was tracking an outside pitch) that his partner eventually rang up. The OP intimated that it was a full swing, not a borderline check swing. That is a call that PU is expected to get without any help. You pull that stuff in college or even decent HS varsity and you will get chewed on (properly) for not getting your own calls.