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There are some good posts in this thread. Bfair, I understand your desire to "not coach the runner," but there is a difference between coaching and making your calls clear. If R1 slides into second, F6 tells him it's a foul ball, and R1 looks at me as a reaction, I'm going to make the call clear. He is the player; I am the umpire. He knows that F6 doesn't have the authority to make the call; he knows that he might be telling the truth. After all, the umpire is who you ask if unsure about a call. When he looks at me, he is ASKING me whether the ball was foul. It need not be verbal, nor even obvious. I can give him the call. (2.00 SAFE)
I am the umpire. I give players the call when they ask for it, when I am supposed to, or when I feel like it. No rule against that.
P-Sz
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