Pete,
I'm with you! If I am sitting there and hear the coach ride PU about an appeal, I'm sticking with my guy. We are a team and he saw something that I probably didn't, but only went to me to satisfy the coach. I've got my partners back. I am not going to jeapordize my partners bond during the game for one check swing, out of probably a dozen, that he apparently had all the way, but wanted to appease a coach for.
For all we know the coach was probably scratching his a** and never saw the swing, but just heard the crowd or a kid. That is not enough to make me even consider looking my partners way (but I will), even if I did see it. It was his call, he wanted to keep initially, and if I am on Bases, he will keep his call.
(Side note: unless the guy is a complete idiot!)
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