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Tue Jun 13, 2017, 08:39am

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Quote:

Originally Posted by EsqUmp

As the plate umpire, you do not say, "No she didn't." You simply call it a ball.

I like to do preventative umpiring and in this case I want all to know that I acknowledge the checked swing and felt that she/ he held up.
It is similar to giving a safe signal with a verbal "That's nothing" when appropriate.
I am sure that my doing so, even if not the approved mechanic, will not cause the world to end.

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