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Old Tue Jun 04, 2013, 04:02pm
Manny A Manny A is offline
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When it comes to going out, what I pre-game with my BU partners is to find out if they are going to bother. Many don't, even on trouble balls down the line when they're in A, and that's something I'd like to know ahead of time. It amazes me how many umpires in my association feel that way.

Conversely, I will tell my partners that I will go out from A, because they may be the same guys who never bother and may not expect me to.
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