Changing the Count After a Pitch

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Tue Mar 12, 2013, 12:47pm

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Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA

Just out of curiosity, did he call "ball"?

I certainly didn't hear it from my vantage point (pressbox above and behind the plate). From the reaction of her teammates, neither did her dugout. And from the action of the catcher and the questioning by the defensive coach, they didn't hear it. So if he did call Ball, it was pretty quiet.

In his defense, the PU probably didn't give a Strike mechanic. But once I saw the batter swing (albeit badly), I followed the catcher going after the wild pitch and didn't look for it.

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