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Originally posted by briancurtin
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Originally posted by David Emerling
The ALCS incident with Doug Eddings was a wake-up call for me. And *should* be for all the hammer guys out there.
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im not sure i agree with this. i wont be changing anything this season, i see no need to. i use the hammer, and i use it effectively. there is not, or i should say there hasnt been, any confusion for me when using the hammer on a third strike not caught. not everyone uses the hammer exactly as eddings does.
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I would be curious as to your handling of this exact situation. I'm not challenging - I'm sincerely curious because I can be convinced to return to the "hammer" if somebody could come up with an acceptable mechanic that is not prone to confusion.
The batter swings and misses a pitch that is low.
You signal strike with a hammer?
Then, as the PU, you are convinced (a) the ball was caught, or (b) the ball was *not* caught.
What further signals (or verbalization) will you make for (a) or (b)?
David Emerling
Memphis, TN
Thu Mar 09, 2006, 11:25pm
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