A "food for thought" play

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Originally Posted by mbcrowder

Do you call the batter out on a regular strikeout? One where F2 caught the ball? If so, you're not following ASA mechanics. If not - then when you DO call batter out on the OP, you ARE coaching.

I'm signaling an out on a regular strikeout. When other stuff happens, I make sure everybody knows what I've got. My voice can be heard equally by the offense and the defense. There is no disadvantage to anybody.

Consider this: I have a close tag play for the 3rd out. Meanwhile, there's another baserunner rounding 3rd trying to score. A good defensive player who just made the tag isn't going to wait for my call. They're going to come up firing to the plate. I'm gonna call my out. Then I'm gonna keep calling my out and communicating the situation.

If I get my butt chewed at a national for verbalizing the batter's out as in the OP, then so be it. I'll still sleep okay at night.