Pirates vs Cards - 2 missed calls on same play

[rbmartin]

What signal was HP making with his right hand immediately after the pitch?

[Manny A]

Originally Posted by rbmartin

What signal was HP making with his right hand immediately after the pitch?

An unorthodox one?

I thought the approved mechanic for an uncaught third strike was to first signal the strike, then give a safe signal while verbalizing No Catch. But I could be wrong. Perhaps this is the new and improved way of doing it?

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by Manny A

An unorthodox one?

I thought the approved mechanic for an uncaught third strike was to first signal the strike, then give a safe signal while verbalizing No Catch. But I could be wrong. Perhaps this is the new and improved way of doing it?

It was clearly no catch so there wasn't much need to signal that. Given that he didn't think the ball hit the batter, then it was correct to just signal the swinging strike. I don't think he really needed to hold it that long, though.

[briancurtin]

Originally Posted by Manny A

An unorthodox one?

I thought the approved mechanic for an uncaught third strike was to first signal the strike, then give a safe signal while verbalizing No Catch. But I could be wrong. Perhaps this is the new and improved way of doing it?

I think the safe signal is going to start moving out of favor. At the NCAA meetings earlier this year, I believe there was more than one video of third strike situations where the umpire caused confusion with a two armed signal. I know Dale Scott was one of them, where he went to signal safe/no-catch but the catcher bumped straight back into him and his arms went up more like he was calling time.

I moved this year to pointing the strike and keeping the right arm out for a few extra seconds until it's become clear that the strike wasn't caught, we're live, the runner can go, etc.

[Matt]

Out of sheer lazy reflexiveness, I started pointing to the ground after my hammer. Seems to do the trick.

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by rbmartin

What signal was HP making with his right hand immediately after the pitch?

Strike.

[Manny A]

Originally Posted by MD Longhorn

Strike.

Hmmmm, unless he recently changed his mechanic, that's not Cooper's normal swinging strike signal.

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