Who rang up the check swing?

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by Emperor Ump

I was taught to always do your pointing with your left hand on an appeal of a check swing or pointing at the batter and saying "yes he did" because it removes all ambiguity of calling a strike.

I agree about the check swing appeal with the left hand, but why would it matter if someone thought you were calling a strike when you point at the batter and say "yes he did?" You are calling a strike, and if you point right at the batter when you say it, followed by your strike signal, there should be no ambiguity at all.