Catch/No Catch

[Kevin Finnerty]

Originally Posted by Chris_Hickman

It is either "That's a catch" or "no catch". If I am the plate guy in a 2 man and I see a fielder dive for a ball and miss/drop it, I signal and say" no catch".
If the ball drops untouched in the outfield between 2 fielders, I would probually say to my partner "ball's down". Your baseguy should be watching the ball and glancin' at runners anyway. He should see the play. Anything that you have to "sell" gets a "That's a catch" or "no catch".

I will now be changing from "That's a catch" and "Down" (or "It's on the ground") to "That's a catch" and "No catch."

Thanks, Chris.