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Originally Posted by nafxos
One other question. I worked with one partner this year who wanted the PU to take all fair/foul calls all the time. This eliminated any confusion re: whose call it was in the situation above, and allowed the BU to focus on the runner touching first on a ball into the OF down the 1B line. The only exception would be a "trouble" ball where the BU went into the OF.
Anybody else do it that way? Or see any potential problems (assuming both umpires are on the same page during pre-game)?
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