Friendly debate on sell out call on DP

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Originally Posted by Manny A

One of my mentors never used the sell out. He always just came up with a cool, calm, nonchalant routine out call, even if it was a banger throw-out of a runner trying to score the game-tying run to end a championship game. In fact, the more the situation called for a sell, the slower and more deliberate he would make the call.

Ran into an umpire somewhat like that about 30 years ago while playing the big SP tournament in Richmond, VA (40O+ teams).

Everybody told us how good he was. He must have been paying them to say that. He was okay, but lacked hustle and never stopped with the sunflower seeds. Making a signal seemed like a chore and was sometimes done in such a nonchalant manner, my teammates wondered if he was even paying attention.

Being sharp and deliberate is one thing. Being "cool" is another