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celebur Tue Apr 16, 2013 01:55pm
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Originally Posted by BretMan (Post 891129)
3-2 count. I'm in "A". Pitch comes in and the batter tries to check his swing.

Plate umpire jumps up, points at me (well, actually he was pointing at first base because he called it ball four, but I didn't realize that) and says, "That's too low!" (which, combined with his point, made me think he was saying, "Did he go?").

I came up with big hammer and a, "Yes he did!".
I had a very similar experience, and it did NOT look good on us! Please, no pointing on ball four!

celebur Tue Apr 16, 2013 01:57pm
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Originally Posted by MD Longhorn (Post 891157)
Batter - take your base.
In our association, we're told to simply tell the batter, "That was ball four." Repeat if necessary, and they'll eventually figure out what they're supposed to do.

MD Longhorn Tue Apr 16, 2013 02:41pm
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Originally Posted by celebur (Post 891162)
In our association, we're told to simply tell the batter, "That was ball four." Repeat if necessary, and they'll eventually figure out what they're supposed to do.
So ... with no pitch thrown, you still tell the batter, "THAT was ball four"??? Seems quite odd. If you told me that, I'd look at you and say, "WHAT was ball four?" Of course, I'd then take my base.


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