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Appeal of checked swing FED & OBR
We seem to have two threads here - One on reversal of judgement calls in which I clearly agree with the reasoning of Warren, the umpire from down under. Nice to see your posts again. The other is concerns mechanics on checked swings.
Brian 43 seems to want to make clear the requirement for the PU to appeal to BU is different in FED vs OBR. This may be true. Although I almost always officiate under OBR I would recommend that under FED rules PU check as well especially if the BU is in a position to see a swing such as RHB and A or C position or LHB in C or D position. OBR does not differentiate where BU is positioned in order to appeal although I think that the requirement (perhaps Baseball Umpire Development) that (in a three-man system) the PU must ask the "proper" ump would imply that RHB and BU in C isn't going to have much more info than the PU. Of course the PU can check on his own and should do so in all cases where on a two-strike count the pitch gets behind the catcher. Jim/NYC
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