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Originally Posted by PSUchem
And if it's a questionable dropped ball by the catcher on the strikeout, do you just stand there and let them guess the out? No, you communicate the out.
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COMPLETELY different situation. Obviously, when something requires judgement and a ruling, we are expected to give it.
What in the world are you "ruling" on in the OP if you verbally call an obviously out batter "out"? You would not do that with no one on base... or if the ball was clearly caught.
If you're not coaching, then what is the intent of your extra call? There's nothing to rule on here - your SOLE purpose in making an extra announcement is to clue in the defense - if you say it's something else, aren't you lying to yourself?