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Old Thu May 29, 2008, 04:16pm
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Drop the Hammer

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Originally Posted by Skahtboi
I have been at a MLB park where, due to my angle to the plate, I couldn't see the little side point, and due to my distance from the plate I couldn't hear a call. THAT umpire failed to communicate to me and the hundreds of fans around me. Had he come up with a big, clear, hammer, we all would have known what the call was.
The operative part of your statement is "MLB park" meaning there is a HUGE scoreboard that will display the count soon enough. Raising a fist above your head wont be confused with an OUT so I understand its purpose = easier for fans to see the call. But a fist to most fans means OUT. I just watched a NCAA softball game and noticed called 3rd strike is a BOW & ARROW and swinging 3rd strike is just another overhead HAMMER. So my question is : What is the ASA uniform teaching on a dropped third strike? I admit some umpires raised right arm is not as pronounced as it could be but describing it as "little side point" doesnt do justice to those who do make it clearly visible.
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