What the Heck is the Point For?

[IRISHMAFIA]

Originally Posted by RKBUmp

And again, if they didnt see your arm out, how the heck are they going to see you point?

WTF are you doing trying to apply common sense to a discussion?

The point is just a waste of time & effort with provides no additional information.

And the verbal, IMO, is just as ludicrous. I've never used a verbal where the players did not stop playing. The verbal, and it wasn't loud, did more to disrupt the play than anything else. That isn't what any action by the umpire should ever do.

IMO, these are just "ideas' that someone sold as a new and improved method of umpiring that provides nothing more than to bring attention to the umpire instead of just playing the game.