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Old Sat May 25, 2013, 12:04pm
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Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA View Post
Probably for the same reason people don't hear an umpire call dead ball during a play, too loud an environment. But, of course, I'm sure there in no extraneous noise on a third strike call when you are working.

Tell you what, you go ahead and do what you want to do. I'll umpire.
So let's abandon any signal, mechanic or call that someone may not hear or see. Makes sense. Guess I can stop calling the infield fly.

But go ahead and keep signaling obvious nonsense that everyone can see for themselves. Keep pumping your fist up in the air on obvious caught fly balls. Someone may think she dropped it if you didn't signal the out And make sure you rotate your wrist in the proper direction for that home run that cleared the fence by 50 feet. Someone may think the ball rolled under the fence
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