Strike/out signal

[Kevin Finnerty]

Originally Posted by jkumpire

Rita,

To each their own, but teaching the hammer won't help his head going away from where it should be. I am growing to dislike the hammer for strikes, esp. since SB has decreed that it is the only way to call a strike. Sometimes it will take getting burned on a play before people learn the proper way to see the game.

I am getting old I guess...

I once had to make a call of a steal of home racing in from C position, because I had a partner turn and step and point and bark out a strike, while the catcher made a lob throw back to the pitcher and R3 broke for home. He never even saw the play.

I like the hammer. It's natural. I also like paying attention to what's going on. And above all else, I like making my own calls on steals of home. (My strike call hammer is slightly different than my out call hammer.)