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Originally Posted by MikeStrybel
All along I have maintained that there is no need to verbally alert a batter to the dropped strike. We are not coaches.
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Calling the out on the batter alerts the catcher - verbally - that he does not need to throw because you judged the pitch was caught. How is that different from verbally alerting the batter that he is entitled to run because you judged the pitch was not caught?