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Originally Posted by mbcrowder
1 call, had it been wrong, would have gotten him yelled at, but not crucified. It's the multiple calls that makes this one disastrous.
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That depends on what happened afterwards. If the batter went on to hit a single or score some runs on a hit, and LA goes on to lose or the outcome is affected, yes he would have been crucified IMO. And it was not disastrous to me or to many if he did not verbally say anything. Players often react to things regardless of what we signal. I think SD used that as the excuse to not move, but if he did not signal anything they would have claimed the batter looked like he got hurt. Having been in some blowouts about similar situations and I did not signal anything or verbalize anything, I am not convinced that was the reason they stayed put.
Peace