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Old Tue Dec 18, 2012, 06:39pm
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And I've had plenty of vet partners who bragged about thick skin but just wouldn't take care of business. It doesn't mean much, frankly.
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Old Wed Dec 19, 2012, 10:17am
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I do the same in baseball...kid looks down towards the plate and says "you missed that one blue" gets a pass...same kid looks back in my direction without saying a word but shows everyone in the park his disapproval...better be swinging the next pitch I don't care where it is.
I know we have some other baseball guys on this board. Do you do the same thing? I am looking at this as either hyperbole or kind of a foul (pun intended) practice. If a ball is extremely outside, would you still call it a strike?

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And I've had plenty of vet partners who bragged about thick skin but just wouldn't take care of business. It doesn't mean much, frankly.
Exactly!
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Old Wed Dec 19, 2012, 10:32am
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I know we have some other baseball guys on this board. Do you do the same thing? I am looking at this as either hyperbole or kind of a foul (pun intended) practice. If a ball is extremely outside, would you still call it a strike?
First of all baseball is a whole different animal. There would be a little more dialog from me to a batter if they showed they were not happy with a call. I have a mask on and can say a lot of things that will never be heard directly. Harder to read lips too. You really cannot compare the sports because of the nature of the eyes in basketball and proximity to others and the mores of the sports.

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Old Wed Dec 19, 2012, 10:36am
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If a ball is extremely outside, would you still call it a strike?
No... but if the ball is barely outside, it was not barely outside. There are some who believe in the FYC call - I've never been one of them, and usually those that say they will do this, do not do it in actuality.
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Old Wed Dec 19, 2012, 10:55am
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Thanks for all the replies. At the time it felt like he was questioning our integrity. Nice to see both sides of it.
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