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Originally posted by Roger Greene
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Originally posted by SC Ump
..., 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. ...
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I can buy that. It is logical.
Roger Greene [/B]
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But, it is not what is written in the ASA Umpire's Manual.
ASA teaches that the proper call is DEAD BALL. Quoting the manual
"Our best advice would be to stay calm, make an emphatic call, ARMS HIGH IN THE AIR, and call DEAD BALL. ... Once you make your dead ball call, enforce the penalty. The proper DEAD BALL call serves many purposes. First, it kills the play to avoid further confusion. Secondly it give you, the umpire, the opportunity to clear the cob webs and make the proper call. ... there is no real RUSH. ... "
Their point is it allows you to calmly determine HPB, hit by a batted ball in the box, or hit by a batted ball out of the box, checking with your partner if you need to, etc.