dropped third strike- new mechanic?

[GarthB]

Originally Posted by JeremyByrd

Thanks for pointing out that this is not a new mechanic. I attended Evan's in '04 and did not recall this mechanic. Things do take some time to get into this part of PA.

Appreciate the input.

Accordiong to PBUC, the relatively new part is using the point to the side for the third strike, regardless of how one signals strikes one and two. When first introduced, using the hammer for the third strike was appropriate...no longer. It's too easy to confuse the strike sign with an out sign.

This came about after Doug Eddings' difficulties in the ALCS a couple years back.