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Originally Posted by azbigdawg
For those of you that do, WHY do you do it?
(other than because you can)
How often do you do it?
Is it something you do with a seasoned partner or do you only do it with a rookie?
It's still something I would never do, and I would take great exception if it was called by the plate umpire while I was on the bases.
It's also one of those things that gets brought up at schools, and the consensus has always been that it's one of those things thats better left to the base umpire. (credibility).
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Perhaps it's a regional thing. How often do I do it? As often as I see it. Seasoned partner or rookie? Probably more for the rookie, but not because of his rookiedom... but rather because the seasoned partner is more likely to have called it already.
I would call it EVERY time I see it - granting that unless it's at 2nd base I'm not likely to KNOW she left early. I would also not be offended in the least if my partner called one from PU while I was BU. Heck, I'll even go so far as to say that leaving early from 2nd base is more EASILY called by PU than BU, especially with a runner on 3rd base.