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Originally Posted by teebob21
When we make this call, I like to make eye contact with my partner(s). PU may not have seen the OBS signal or heard you. Once they see my hands in the air, they will generally figure that something is up. If the players want to keep playing, no big deal. We killed it. We have all the time in the world to make the call.
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Partners really do not need to know that you have OBS. For that matter, it is probably better that s/he doesn't know. All umpires need to just umpire the game in front of them as it unfolds without consideration to a partner's DDB signal.
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