Tue Aug 17, 2010, 09:14am
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AtlUmpSteve
Is honesty a virtue?
OK, being honest, I have never verbalized obstruction in any softball game since I started in 1972. I have stated, if asked, that "you just didn't hear me" the VERY few times I have been asked.
IMO, verbalization is a mechanic inherited from baseball (where they HOPE to stop play, since it makes awards easier) that should have been, but just never was dropped from softball. It serves no purpose at all, since base coaches can see the signal (if they are paying attention), and should be coaching to the play, not our signal or verbalization.
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+1
(I verbalize, but if anyone can hear me it's the fielder that did it - and that's iffy at best)
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