[parisron]

"It does matter, especially in NL. Say the dealer doesn't announce it and the other players assume it was just a min raise by UTG and they call? They need to know that he still has the option to raise. That's the point of the live straddle"
Yes also it is much more likely that the pot will be raised by someone on a strattle pot including the strattler. so you have to raise your limping requirements especially in early to middle position. so you dont donate then fold when someone makes it $30 or $40 behind you in a $2/5 nl game.