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[Dave Hensley]

Most all of my whackers are outs, also. But I still use the aforementioned "benefit of the doubt" principles in making those calls.

A couple of years ago at a regional MSBL tournament, I was U1 for the championship game. I had about 7 or 8 really close whackers, and called them all outs. At one point, after about the third or fourth out call, a first base coach pleaded with me in frustration, "Blue, what does he have to do to be safe?" My reply was "run faster."