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Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve
What? Oral signal to your partner? Never heard of this one. I hope my partner never feels the need to do anything orally with me. 
Why on earth would your partner need a "verbal" signal when he is watching the same baseball that you are watching?
"Hey partner, he just caught the ball, in case you are looking at that woman in the stands and not the play."  |
Oral means spoken. Verbal means with words so it could be written or spoken. I work in a profession where the difference matters. Sorry the precision isn't (apparently) impoirtant to you.
And, of course I'm talking about plays where the partner needs to know but isn't watching the ball. Most common with no runners on and when PU has the ball -- "that's a catch, Steve" lets your partner know that he can peel off and head back to A.
Used it last night with R1 and R3 and a ball in the V. As I (as PU) was headed toward third and glancing back to see R3 touch the plate, I heard my partner say "That's a catch, Caesar" and I didn't have to continue to third, pick up the runner and the ball, etc.
(And, frankly, your post and others by both Steve's in this thread is why I don't visit or participate more, here.)