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Old Tue Apr 01, 2014, 02:29pm
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Originally Posted by umpjim View Post
[snip]since the batter wasn't swinging some big dogs argued against calling CI.
Must be an "old school" thing. Years ago, when I first learned to umpire, I was taught by a Kinnaman School graduate, who said that without contact, you have nothing, so batters were taught to swing (gently, he hoped) and make contact with the catcher.
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