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Thanks everyone for your responses. I will now follow through with a handshake with my partner well off the field for the concerns mentioned above (though I wonder why it has been 6 years for someone to even mention it to me).
As for the 2nd issue, I encountered that stricture during a gathering of umpires from all over the country. It was mentioned to all of us in attendance by an umpire who hails from the West Coast. (Might it might be a West Coast thing??) However, though fully capable of catching a flip, I will tighten up on my practice of it depending upon the situation.
Thanks again...
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