Had a situation this past weekend. During pre-game my partner and I discussed the dropped 3rd strike. He points down if he sees it hit the ground. Well it happened, I clearly had a drop - short hop clean pick. Runner on second stealing 3rd thrown out by a mile. As PU, i do not verbalize the strike out and point down. The FU - my partner after calling the out at 3rd... calls the batter runner out - ruling it was a clean catch. Post game we discussed, I said I had a drop.. he was adamant it was a catch and that calling the play dead was the correct thing to do. As he has many more years experience, I didn't argue the point, and there was no impact to the game (it was a blow out). Was hoping to get other opinions on this forum as the replies and discussion are always informative. If I were in the field, I would point if I saw a drop, but would not kill the play if I saw a catch and the plate saw a drop. Thanks in advance for the assistance.
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