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Originally posted by Skahtboi
There is the mechanic that some associations teach where either umpire calls "dead ball," and then the plate umpire verbally rules on it by saying "in the box," or "out of the box, batter's out."
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I've never been to one of the "Windlestat" or other professional baseball umpiring schools, but have heard that they teach that "dead ball" is only a situation, never a
call to be made. They teach that in this situation the proper call for the base umpire is "TIME!" and for the plate umpire is "FOUL!"
They instruct that if a ball in play becomes a deadball and the play needs to be stopped, "time" should be called. I was told that if someone at the school called "Deadball!", that the experienced umpires, i.e. instructors, would all huddle around the ball and have a mock funeral for the baseball.
I'm not saying I agree with this, only that I have heard it is taught.