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Originally Posted by nafxos
I'll think about it. I have a hard time believing I can get a good look at a lefthanded batter's check swing from B. Or a righhander from C. But I'm open to the idea.
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You'd be surprised. Righty from D or lefty from A, and I get your point... but B and C are perfectly good locations to determine whether the batter offered or not. And you do not have 12 things all happening at once to worry about like PU does.
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That said, I do remember in my certification class a veteran ump making it pretty clear that 99 times out of 100 you shouldn't overturn your partner's "no swing" call from B or C.
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I completely believe that. And the fact that he called it "overturning" tells me volumes about his mentality. You are not "overturning" anything. You are answering your partner's request for help. As your partner, if I request your help, I'm expecting to get your help, and not just going through the motions for appearances sake.