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fair/foul - then catch/no-catch
I do it because I see others do it, but I've always wondered why we do it. This is an especially prevalent mechanic in MLB.
A flyball down down the right field line. The catch is made about 5-feet into fair territory. The umpire first signals that it's fair and then signals that it's a catch.
First of all, if it's a catch, isn't the fact that it was caught in fair or foul territory irrelevant?
Secondly, shouldn't the fact that it's catch (or not) be more important than to first indicate whether it was on the fair or foul side?
Why does this odd mechanic exist?
Just curious.
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