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Don,
I know I'm going to be in dangerous territory here, but I'm going to disagree with Steve. But just a little bit.
If this has not been part of you and your partner's pregame then Steve is correct.
That being said, in the pregame, if I've got the plate, I tell the FU that in case of the bounding ball near the bag, or the line drive that pins him in A and hits close to his position giving him a clear look, that he is to point fair or foul as the case may be, and then I will enforce his call with the verbal foul or by pumping the ball fair.
This may be because of the mechanic in baseball, in which the PU has fair foul to the bag, and the FU in A has fair foul beyond the bag. Im many case the FU can see the bounding ball across the bag much clearer than PU who is avoiding the BR and F2. The short line drive that hits the ground a few feet beyond the base is very tough on PU but is usually clear to the FU in A.
Just my thoughts. I'd never try to overrule the PU on the fair/foul call unless he asked if he has made a call.
Roger Greene,
Member UT
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