mechanics again

[Manny A]

Originally Posted by EsqUmp

It is as absurd to signal a routine catch as it is to signal a routine non-catch. Plus, in most situations associations, the person signaling it is 150 feet away, is not the closest umpire and no one is looking back away from the ball to see an umpire that far away.

I haven't been to a camp in a while, but I always thought the Out mechanic was required for all outs on the bases and all catches of fly balls, even when they are routine.

Whenever I'm the PU and I take the fly ball responsibility because my partner(s) come inside, I give a verbal (in normal voice) "Catch" and Out signal. When I chase as BU, I don't verbalize an obvious catch, but I do signal.

Are we now saying this is wrong?