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Originally Posted by MikeStrybel
I see no reason to tell a batter what is happening, ball four or dropped third strike. They have coaches.
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I believe you are confusing coaching with announcing an important and necessary judgment decision - catch/no catch. Coaches do not make this decision. The players (especially the batter and the catcher) are entitled to know the umpire's call the instant he makes it, not relayed from a coach 90 feet away or in the dugout.
You see no reason to tell a batter the 3rd strike was not caught. I see no reason NOT to tell him.