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Originally Posted by Rich Ives
There are a couple of MLB umpires that do that. It's not like it's forbidden.
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Just because MLB umpires do it, that doesn't make it correct.
What is still being taught as far as I know is to NOT verbalize location. But plenty of umpires will go ahead and do it anyway out of personal preference. I do it as well only on close pitches, despite evaluators telling me I shouldn't.
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Wed Jun 18, 2014, 11:21am
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